Magnesium Titanate vs. Silicon Nitride
Magnesium titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while silicon nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is magnesium titanate and the bottom bar is silicon nitride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.5 | |
| 2.2 to 3.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 9.1 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.0 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 80 | |
| 130 to 810 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
| 720 to 800 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.8 | |
| 12 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.1 | |
| 7.5 to 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |