Aluminum Titanate vs. Boron Carbide
Aluminum titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum titanate and the bottom bar is boron carbide.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.2 | |
| 2.1 to 2.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 13 | |
| 240 to 460 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 29 | |
| 170 to 410 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1250 | |
| 1000 to 2500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.2 | |
| 63 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 91 to 100 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.6 | |
| 31 to 90 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 2.9 | |
| 4.5 to 5.6 |