Forsterite vs. Engineering Porcelain
Both forsterite and engineering porcelain are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is forsterite and the bottom bar is engineering porcelain.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 3.1 | |
| 2.3 to 3.0 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.2 | |
| 6.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 7.9 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00030 | |
| 0.00043 to 0.013 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 160 | |
| 43 to 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 600 to 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.7 to 3.5 | |
| 1.8 to 6.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.94 to 1.3 | |
| 0.73 to 3.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 10 | |
| 2.0 to 6.6 |