Hexagonal Boron Nitride vs. Lead-alkali-silica Glass
Hexagonal boron nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while lead-alkali-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hexagonal boron nitride and the bottom bar is lead-alkali-silica glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 to 2.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 14 to 60 | |
| 67 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 Hz | 0.0017 | |
| 0.0024 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00075 to 0.0018 | |
| 0.0018 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 to 15 | |
| 12 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 18 to 140 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 69 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 0.54 to 18 | |
| 9.0 |