Synthetic Sapphire vs. Glass-bonded Mica
Synthetic sapphire belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while glass-bonded mica belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 18 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 synthetic sapphire and the bottom bar is glass-bonded mica.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2700 | |
| 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 450 | |
| 71 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 1090 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2470 | |
| 39 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 2000 | |
| 450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 760 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.3 | |
| 6.7 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 10 | |
| 6.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 9.9 | |
| 20 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 17 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.0 | |
| 2.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 63 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 64 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 170 | |
| 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 100 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 74 | |
| 5.9 |