Silicon Carbide vs. Aluminum Titanate
Silicon carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while aluminum titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering 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 silicon carbide and the bottom bar is aluminum titanate.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 to 3.2 | |
| 3.2 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 13 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 410 to 600 | |
| 29 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 3.4 to 4.6 | |
| 1.0 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 500 to 1590 | |
| 1250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 69 to 84 | |
| 2.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 79 to 82 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 to 170 | |
| 1.6 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
| 2.9 |