Ferrite vs. Yttria
Both ferrite and yttria are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ferrite and the bottom bar is yttria.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 430 to 2000 | |
| 390 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.7 to 4.8 | |
| 5.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 to 140 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 710 to 1050 | |
| 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 36 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.9 to 6.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.78 to 1.9 | |
| 0.14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.0 to 9.3 | |
| 8.0 |