Grade A Lava vs. Wollastonite
Both grade A lava and wollastonite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade A lava and the bottom bar is wollastonite.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 76 to 170 | |
| 260 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 5.3 to 5.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 3.2 to 3.9 | |
| 6.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 to 69 | |
| 100 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 650 to 1130 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.0 | |
| 0.8 |