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Hafnia vs. Granite

Hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while granite belongs to the natural stone. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is hafnia and the bottom bar is granite.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
2.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 57
70
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2800
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 120
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
48
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.1
2.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.95
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.0
7.4