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Thallium Bromoiodide vs. Alumina

Thallium bromoiodide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while alumina belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is thallium bromoiodide and the bottom bar is alumina.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.4
3.4 to 4.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 31
220 to 370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 420
2040
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.22 to 0.24
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 150
870 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.3
35 to 53
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
57 to 62
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.55
14 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.5
3.7 to 10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.0
6.7 to 8.2