High-alumina Refractory vs. Zirconia

Both high-alumina refractory and zirconia are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 high-alumina refractory and the bottom bar is zirconia.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm³		2.1
Density, g/cm³		5.7 to 6.0

Flexural Strength, MPa		28
Flexural Strength, MPa		630 to 970

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		500 to 1330

Maximum Thermal Shock, °C		210
Maximum Thermal Shock, °C		300 to 350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400 to 510

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		1.5
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		2.2 to 4.3

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.87
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.73 to 1.8

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		4.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.8 to 9.5

High-alumina Refractory vs. Zirconia

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