Density of Ceramic Materials

The density of a ceramic is influenced by a number of factors, including its chemical composition, microstructure, and porosity. Ceramics with a high concentration of heavy elements, such as zirconium and tungsten, will have higher densities than ceramics with a high concentration of light elements, such as silicon and oxygen.

The following table provides a comprehensive list of density values for different ceramics at standard room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

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Density of Ceramics
Aluminum diboride (AlB2)Borides3190
Aluminum dodecaboride (AlB12)Borides2550
Barium hexaboride (BaB6)Borides4350
Beryllium diboride (BeB2)Borides2420
Beryllium hexaboride (BeB6)Borides2330
Calcium hexaboride (CaB6)Borides2460
Cerium hexaboride (CeB6)Borides4870
Chromium boride (Cr5B3)Borides6100
Chromium diboride (CrB2)Borides5220
Chromium monoboride (CrB)Borides6200
Cobalt boride (CoB)Borides7250
Hafnium diboride (HfB2)Borides10500
Hafnium boride (HfB)Borides12800
Iron diboride (FeB2)Borides7300
Iron boride (FeB)Borides7000
Lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6)Borides4760
Molybdenum boride (Mo2B)Borides9200
Niobium diboride (NbB2)Borides6970
Niobium boride (NbB)Borides7570
Silicon hexaboride (SiB6)Borides2430
Silicon tetraboride (SiB4)Borides2400
Tantalum diboride (TaB2)Borides11200
Tantalum boride (TaB)Borides14190
Thorium hexaboride (ThB6)Borides6800
Thorium tetraboride (ThB4)Borides8450
Titanium boride (TiB)Borides5260
Titanium diboride (TiB2)Borides4520
Tungsten hemiboride (W2B)Borides16000
Uranium diboride (UB2)Borides12700
Uranium dodecaboride (UB12)Borides5825
Vanadium diboride (VB2)Borides5070
Zirconium diboride (ZrB2)Borides6085
Zirconium dodecaboride (ZrB12)Borides3630
Aluminum carbide (Al4C3)Carbides2360
Beryllium hemicarbide (Be2C)Carbides1900
Boron carbide (B4C)Carbides2510
Chromium carbide (Cr3C2)Carbides6680
Diamond (C)Carbides3515
Graphite (C)Carbides2250
Hafnium carbide (HfC)Carbides12200
Molybdenum carbide (MoC)Carbides9150
Niobium hemicarbide (Nb2C)Carbides7800
Niobium carbide (NbC)Carbides7820
Silicon carbide (SiC)Carbides3160
Tantalum carbide (TaC)Carbides14300
Thorium carbide (ThC)Carbides10600
Titanium carbide (TiC)Carbides4930
Tungsten carbide (WC)Carbides15600
Tungsten hemicarbide (W2C)Carbides14800
Uranium carbide (UC)Carbides13630
Uranium dicarbide (UC2)Carbides11300
Vanadium carbide (VC)Carbides5770
Zirconium carbide (ZrC)Carbides6730
Aluminum nitride (AlN)Nitrides3255
Beryllium nitride (Be3N2)Nitrides2710
Boron nitride (BN)Nitrides2180
Chromium nitride (CrN)Nitrides5900
Hafnium nitride (HfN)Nitrides13800
Molybdenum nitride (MoN)Nitrides9200
Niobium nitride (NbN)Nitrides8470
Silicon nitride (Si3N4)Nitrides3170
Tantalum nitride (TaN)Nitrides13700
Thorium nitride (ThN)Nitrides11600
Titanium nitride (TiN)Nitrides5430
Tungsten nitride (WN2)Nitrides7700
Uranium nitride (U2N3)Nitrides11300
Vanadium nitride (VN)Nitrides6130
Zirconium nitride (ZrN)Nitrides7090
Chromium disilicide (CrSi2)Silicides4910
Chromium silicide (Cr3Si)Silicides6400
Molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2)Silicides6200
Tantalum disilicide (TaSi2)Silicides9140
Tantalum silicide (Ta5Si3)Silicides13060
Thorium disilicide (ThSi2)Silicides7900
Titanium disilicide (TiSi2)Silicides4000
Tungsten disilicide (WSi2)Silicides9300
Tungsten silicide (W5Si3)Silicides14400
Vanadium disilicide (VSi2)Silicides4420
Vanadium silicide (V3Si)Silicides5700
Zirconium disilicide (ZrSi2)Silicides4880
Aluminum sesquioxide (Al2O3)Oxides3990
Beryllium oxide (BeO)Oxides3020
Calcium oxide (CaO)Oxides3340
Cerium dioxide (CeO2)Oxides7220
Chromium oxide (Cr2O3)Oxides5220
Dysprosium oxide (Dy2O3)Oxides7810
Europium oxide (Eu2O3)Oxides7420
Gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3)Oxides7410
Hafnium dioxide (HfO2)Oxides9680
Lanthanum oxide (La2O3)Oxides6510
Magnesium oxide (MgO)Oxides3580
Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5)Oxides4470
Samarium oxide (Sm2O3)Oxides7600
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)Oxides2650
Tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5)Oxides8200
Thorium dioxide (ThO2)Oxides10000
Titanium dioxide (TiO2)Oxides4230
Titanium monoxide (TiO)Oxides4950
Titanium sesquioxide (Ti2O3)Oxides4486
Trititanium pentoxide (Ti3O5)Oxides4240
Uranium dioxide (UO2)Oxides10970
Yttrium oxide (Y2O3)Oxides5030
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)Oxides5680

The density of a ceramic material may vary depending on factors such as temperature, crystalline structure, and specific manufacturing processes.

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