Hafnia vs. Barium Fluoride
Hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while barium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 9 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 hafnia and the bottom bar is barium fluoride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.7 | |
| 4.9 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 57 | |
| 60 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 2900 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.1 | |
| 9.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.95 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 18 |