Gallium Arsenide vs. Aluminum Titanate
Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while aluminum titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is gallium arsenide and the bottom bar is aluminum titanate.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.3 | |
| 3.2 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 1.6 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.6 | |
| 2.9 |