Marble vs. Grade A Lava
Marble belongs to the natural stone classification, while grade A lava belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is marble and the bottom bar is grade A lava.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 76 to 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 9.0 | |
| 6.9 to 21 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 250 | |
| 650 to 1130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 840 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 2.5 to 3.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 8.5 | |
| 3.2 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.93 | |
| 0.77 to 2.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.6 | |
| 3.2 to 7.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.3 | |
| 1.0 |