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Synthetic Sapphire vs. Magnesium Titanate

Both synthetic sapphire and magnesium titanate are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is synthetic sapphire and the bottom bar is magnesium titanate.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.0
3.5
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 9.9
9.1
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 17
9.0
Flexural Strength, MPa 1090
80
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
3.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.3
8.0