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Wollastonite vs. Synthetic Sapphire

Both wollastonite and synthetic sapphire are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 260
2700
Density, g/cm3 2.8
4.0
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 3.5
10
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 6.0
9.9
Flexural Strength, MPa 100
1090
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
2000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.8
30