Boron Carbide vs. Alpha Quartz
Boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is boron carbide and the bottom bar is alpha quartz.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 240 to 460 | |
| 91 |
| Knoop Hardness | 2600 to 3200 | |
| 740 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.17 to 0.19 | |
| 0.13 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
| 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 63 to 100 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 91 to 100 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 to 90 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 to 38 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
| 9.5 |