Aluminum Nitride vs. Zircon
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while zircon belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum nitride and the bottom bar is zircon.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
| 3.9 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.9 to 28 | |
| 8.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 56 | |
| 7.9 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 190 to 400 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1380 | |
| 1650 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
| 5.0 |