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Ceramic Aluminum Nitride vs. Rubber

Compare Ceramic Aluminum Nitride vs. Rubber strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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Ceramic Aluminum NitrideSintered ceramic (pressed and fired)
RubberBulk polymer (molded or machined)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot sourcednot given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strengthnot sourced23MPasourcetypical
Flexural strength310MPasource3-point bending strength (JIS R 1601)not sourced
Elongation at breaknot sourced830%sourcetypical
Young's modulus (stiffness)320GPasourcetypical (JIS R 1602)not sourced
Density3,400kg/m³sourcetypical (JIS R 1634)960kg/m³sourcetypical (specific gravity)
Strength to weightnot sourced24kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weight94.1MN·m/kgnot sourced
Poisson's ratio0.24sourcetypical (JIS R 1602)0.5sourcegovernment (NBS J. Res. 68A, 1964): computed by NBS for peroxide-cured gum NR vulcanizate, 25 °C, infinitesimal deformation0.49 in the solver: the linear element locks as the ratio nears 0.5 (nearly incompressible).
Shear modulus129GPanot sourced
Bulk modulus205GPanot sourced
Speed of sound9,701m/snot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivity150W/m·Ksourcetypical (JIS R 1611)0.151W/m·Ksourcegovernment selected value (US Army Natick Laboratories TR 66-49-PR, 1966), soft vulcanized natural rubber, 25 °C
Thermal expansion4.6µm/m·Ksourcemean, 40-400 °C (JIS R 1618)not sourced
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing23µm growthnot sourced
Specific heat710J/kg·Ksourcetypical (JIS R 1611)1,881J/kg·Ksourcegovernment (NBS J. Res. 68A, Table 7; values observed for unvulcanized NR by Bekkedahl and Matheson), 25 °C
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)62.1mm²/s743x faster0.0836mm²/s
Thermal shock resistancenot sourcednot sourced
Max service temperaturenot sourced70°Csourcecontinuous use operating range
Values forKYOCERA AN216A dense sintered aluminium nitride, typical values; KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe data sheet 2023.04.03Weir Minerals Linatex Premium rubber (95 % natural rubber), typical physical properties, spec sheet WMD0118/202305

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Questions

Which is lighter, Ceramic Aluminum Nitride or Rubber?

Rubber is lighter: 960 kg/m³ against 3,400 kg/m³ for Ceramic Aluminum Nitride.

Which conducts heat better, Ceramic Aluminum Nitride or Rubber?

Ceramic Aluminum Nitride conducts heat better: 150 W/m·K against 0.151 W/m·K for Rubber.

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Stiffness against density
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Strength against density

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