Barium Fluoride vs. Hafnia
Barium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is barium fluoride and the bottom bar is hafnia.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.9 | |
| 9.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 60 | |
| 57 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 2900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 0.95 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 6.0 |