Grade A Lava vs. Titanium Diboride
Grade A lava belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while titanium diboride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade A lava and the bottom bar is titanium diboride.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 76 to 170 | |
| 3540 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 to 69 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 6.9 to 21 | |
| 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 650 to 1130 | |
| 1270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 840 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.0 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 4.5 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.77 to 2.5 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.2 to 7.3 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.0 | |
| 15 |