Synthetic Sapphire vs. Cadmium Telluride
Synthetic sapphire belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while cadmium telluride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 13 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 synthetic sapphire and the bottom bar is cadmium telluride.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 450 | |
| 45 |
| Knoop Hardness | 1860 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.41 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 2050 | |
| 1090 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 760 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 5.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.3 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.0 | |
| 5.9 |
| Light Transmission Range, µm | 0.17 to 5.5 | |
| 1.0 to 25 |
| Refractive Index | 1.8 | |
| 2.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 63 | |
| 4.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 64 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 4.1 |