Aluminum Nitride vs. Marble
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while marble 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 marble.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2100 | |
540 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 330 | |
54 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 to 0.31 | |
0.2 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1380 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 780 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
3.1 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 56 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
2.7 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 63 | |
11 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 to 80 | |
47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 to 74 | |
1.3 |