Forsterite vs. Ferrite

Both forsterite and ferrite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is forsterite and the bottom bar is ferrite.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm³		2.1 to 3.1
Density, g/cm³		4.7 to 4.8

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz		6.2
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz		12 to 270

Flexural Strength, MPa		40 to 160
Flexural Strength, MPa		120 to 150

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		710 to 1050

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		1.7 to 3.5
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		3.9 to 6.3

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.94 to 1.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.78 to 1.9

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.0 to 10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.0 to 9.3

Forsterite vs. Ferrite

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