Gallium Arsenide vs. CVD Diamond
Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while CVD diamond belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 11 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 CVD diamond.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 85 | |
| 1050 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.1 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 1900 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.6 | |
| 1.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.3 | |
| 3.5 |
| Light Transmission Range, µm | 1.0 to 16 | |
| 0.22 to 100 |
| Refractive Index | 3.4 | |
| 2.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.9 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 25 | |
| 1080 |