Aluminum Nitride vs. Alumina
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while alumina belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum nitride and the bottom bar is alumina.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2100 | |
| 1920 to 2750 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 330 | |
| 220 to 370 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 190 to 400 | |
| 260 to 430 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 2.9 | |
| 3.7 to 7.2 |
| Knoop Hardness | 1160 | |
| 960 to 1660 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 to 0.31 | |
| 0.22 to 0.24 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1380 | |
| 650 to 1730 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 220 | |
| 200 to 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 780 | |
| 870 to 940 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
| 14 to 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
| 6.7 to 8.2 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.9 to 28 | |
| 7.8 to 11 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 56 | |
| 8.9 to 12 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 Hz | 0.0019 | |
| 0.00031 to 0.0011 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00020 to 0.0010 | |
| 0.00049 to 0.0013 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 to 12 | |
| 6.2 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
| 3.4 to 4.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 63 | |
| 35 to 53 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 to 80 | |
| 57 to 62 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 to 74 | |
| 3.7 to 10 |