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Table 5
Comparison of the mechanical and physical properties of the six nano particles as extracted from each discussion section.
| Mechanical properties | Physical properties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of nano particles | Young's Modulus (MPa) | Hardness (HV) | Density (g/cm3) | CTE (W/m k) | Melting point (°C) |
| Titanium carbide (TiC) | 300–480 | 3200 | 4.92 | 7.70 × 10−6 | 3067–3340 |
| Silicon carbide (SiC) | 90–137 | 2400–2800 | 3.21 | 7.9 × 10−6 | 3103 |
| Titanium diboride (TiB2) | 410–430 | 3059 | 4.45 | 7.15 × 10−6 | 3189–3318 |
| Carbon nanotubes (multi-walled nanotubes) | ∼1000 | 1210 | 1.2–2.1 | 0.613 | 3550 |
| Titanium boride (TiB) | 371 | 1937 | 4.52 | 7.15 | ∼2970 |
| Titanium nitride (TiN) | 600 | 2300 | 5.24 | 19 | 2950 |
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