Aluminum Nitride vs. Limestone
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while limestone belongs to the natural stone. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum nitride and the bottom bar is limestone.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2100 | |
| 700 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 330 | |
| 77 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 to 0.31 | |
| 0.25 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1380 | |
| 360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 780 | |
| 920 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
| 2.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
| 8.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 56 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 63 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 to 80 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 to 74 | |
| 0.88 |