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Ceramic Aluminum Nitride vs. SLA Resin Standard

Compare Ceramic Aluminum Nitride vs. SLA Resin Standard strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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Ceramic Aluminum NitrideSintered ceramic (pressed and fired)
SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot sourcednot given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strengthnot sourced60MPasourcetypical
Flexural strength310MPasource3-point bending strength (JIS R 1601)105MPasourcetypical
Elongation at breaknot sourced8%sourcetypical
Young's modulus (stiffness)320GPasourcetypical (JIS R 1602)2.75GPasourcetypical
Density3,400kg/m³sourcetypical (JIS R 1634)not sourced
Strength to weightnot sourcednot sourced
Stiffness to weight94.1MN·m/kgnot sourced
Poisson's ratio0.24sourcetypical (JIS R 1602)not sourced
Shear modulus129GPanot sourced
Bulk modulus205GPanot sourced
Speed of sound9,701m/snot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivity150W/m·Ksourcetypical (JIS R 1611)not sourced
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)not sourced
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)62.1mm²/snot sourced
Thermal shock resistancenot sourcednot sourced
Max service temperaturenot sourced59°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPa
Values forKYOCERA AN216A dense sintered aluminium nitride, typical values; KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe data sheet 2023.04.03Formlabs 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

Which is stiffer, Ceramic Aluminum Nitride or SLA Resin Standard?

Ceramic Aluminum Nitride is stiffer: Young's modulus 320 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in Ceramic Aluminum Nitride deflects less under the same load.

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