Steatite vs. CVD Diamond
Steatite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while CVD diamond belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 16 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 steatite and the bottom bar is CVD diamond.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 to 120 | |
| 1050 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.23 | |
| 0.1 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 to 220 | |
| 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 to 860 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 1900 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 1.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 5.7 to 6.5 | |
| 5.7 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
| 0.00020 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 to 2.8 | |
| 3.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 32 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 to 83 | |
| 96 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 32 | |
| 59 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 42 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.79 to 1.1 | |
| 1080 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.1 to 33 | |
| 51 |