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Ceramic Alumina 96% vs. SLA Resin Standard

Compare Ceramic Alumina 96% vs. SLA Resin Standard strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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Ceramic Alumina 96%Sintered ceramic (pressed and fired)
SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)not given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strength221MPasourcetypical tensile strength, 25 °C (ACMA Test #4)60MPasourcetypical
Compressive strength2,068MPasourcetypical, 20 °C (ASTM-C773)not sourced
Flexural strength358MPasourceflexural strength (MOR), 20 °C (ASTM-F417)105MPasourcetypical
Elongation at breaknot sourced8%sourcetypical
Young's modulus (stiffness)303GPasourcetypical, 20 °C (ASTM-C848)2.75GPasourcetypical
Density3,720kg/m³sourcetypical (ASTM-C20)not sourced
Strength to weight59.4kN·m/kgnot sourced
Stiffness to weight81.5MN·m/kgnot sourced
Poisson's ratio0.21sourcetypical, 20 °C (ASTM-C848)not sourced
Shear modulus125GPanot sourced
Bulk modulus174GPanot sourced
Speed of sound9,025m/snot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivity24.7W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C (ASTM-C408)not sourced
Thermal expansion8.2µm/m·Ksourcemean, 25-1000 °C (ASTM-C372)not sourced
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing41µm growthnot sourced
Specific heat880J/kg·Ksourcetypical, 100 °C (ASTM-E1269)not sourced
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)7.55mm²/snot sourced
Thermal shock resistance1,736W/mnot sourced
Max service temperaturenot sourced59°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPa
Values forCoorsTek AD-96, nominal 96% Al2O3 sintered alumina, typical values; CoorsTek "Ceramic Seal Material Properties" (© 2018, 01899 F). AD-96 is the general 96% grade, not the ADS-96R substrate grade.Formlabs Clear Resin V5 (FLGPCL05), TDS Rev. 01 March 20, 2024; printed on Form 4 at 100 µm, washed 5 min in >=99% IPA, post-cured 15 min at 60 °C in Form Cure. Orientation not stated.

Every value links to the document that states it. "Not sourced" means no citable source states it (or only a specification minimum); figures computed from it are left out too.

SLA Resin Standard is 3D printed: its properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.

Questions

Is Ceramic Alumina 96% stronger than SLA Resin Standard?

Ceramic Alumina 96% is stronger: its tensile strength is 221 MPa against 60 MPa for SLA Resin Standard (3.68x).

Which is stiffer, Ceramic Alumina 96% or SLA Resin Standard?

Ceramic Alumina 96% is stiffer: Young's modulus 303 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in Ceramic Alumina 96% deflects less under the same load.

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