Cadmium Telluride vs. Magnesium Titanate
Cadmium telluride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while magnesium titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 5 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 cadmium telluride and the bottom bar is magnesium titanate.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.9 | |
| 3.5 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 950 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 5.0 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 1.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 8.0 |