Thallium Bromoiodide vs. Titanium Diboride
Thallium bromoiodide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while titanium diboride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is thallium bromoiodide and the bottom bar is titanium diboride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.4 | |
| 4.5 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.37 | |
| 0.11 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 150 | |
| 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 | |
| 35 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.55 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.5 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 8.0 |