Glass-bonded Mica vs. Ferrite
Glass-bonded mica belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while ferrite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is glass-bonded mica and the bottom bar is ferrite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 430 to 2000 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 79 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 39 | |
| 48 to 71 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 710 to 1050 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 3.9 to 6.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.7 | |
| 8.0 to 9.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.8 | |
| 12 to 270 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 4.7 to 4.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 35 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 to 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.7 | |
| 6.2 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 0.78 to 1.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.9 | |
| 3.0 to 4.6 |