Aluminum Nitride vs. Zirconia
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while zirconia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 18 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 zirconia.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2100 | |
| 1260 to 3080 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 330 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 190 to 400 | |
| 630 to 970 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 2.9 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Knoop Hardness | 1160 | |
| 1210 to 1300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 to 0.31 | |
| 0.25 to 0.29 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1380 | |
| 500 to 1330 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 220 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 780 | |
| 400 to 510 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
| 2.2 to 4.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
| 8.8 to 9.5 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.9 to 28 | |
| 28 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 to 56 | |
| 7.7 to 9.0 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 to 12 | |
| 4.5 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
| 5.7 to 6.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 63 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 to 80 | |
| 33 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 to 74 | |
| 0.73 to 1.8 |