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Alumina vs. Thallium Bromoiodide

Alumina belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while thallium bromoiodide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is alumina and the bottom bar is thallium bromoiodide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.4 to 4.1
7.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220 to 370
31
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 2040
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.22 to 0.24
0.37
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870 to 940
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 53
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57 to 62
14
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14 to 30
0.55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7 to 10
0.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.7 to 8.2
6.0