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= Very good materials = | |||
== Best of the best == | == Best of the best == | ||
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* [[rutile]] TiO<sub>2</sub> | * [[rutile]] TiO<sub>2</sub> | ||
* [[stishovite]] - metastable SiO<sub>2</sub> polymorph - [[rutile structure]] & very hard and dense | * [[stishovite]] - metastable SiO<sub>2</sub> polymorph - [[rutile structure]] & very hard and dense | ||
* [[neo-polymorph]]s | * [[neo-polymorph]]s with [[rutile structure]] | ||
== Simple salt structures == | == Simple salt structures == | ||
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* [[periclase]] MgO | * [[periclase]] MgO | ||
* some [[transition metal monoxides]] (TiO, FeO, NiO, ..) | * some [[transition metal monoxides]] (TiO, FeO, NiO, ..) | ||
== Other == | |||
* [[spinell]] MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> - very hard and cubic | |||
= Materials with some weakness = | |||
== Con: low crystal structure symmetry == | == Con: low crystal structure symmetry == | ||
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[[Category:Base materials with high potential]] | [[Category:Base materials with high potential]] | ||
== Others == | |||
* [[garnets]] - hard and cubic (but big unit cell) | |||
* Brommelite BeO - very hard but scarce and poisonous | |||
Revision as of 23:53, 12 April 2021
Very good materials
Best of the best
- diamond and its polymorphs including hexagonal diamond aka lonsdaleite
- moissanite - SiC - high heat resistance
- stishovite and seifertite - metastable ultrahard and dense SiO2 polymorphs
- simple titanium gemstones including: TiN TiP TiC TiSi2 TiB2 TiO2 Ti2O3
Simple rutile structure & hard
- rutile TiO2
- stishovite - metastable SiO2 polymorph - rutile structure & very hard and dense
- neo-polymorphs with rutile structure
Simple salt structures
- periclase MgO
- some transition metal monoxides (TiO, FeO, NiO, ..)
Other
- spinell MgAl2O4 - very hard and cubic
Materials with some weakness
Con: low crystal structure symmetry
- leukosapphire - very hard
- quartz - and other low density polymorphs of SiO2
Con: Rather soft materials
- calcite and aragonite
Others
- garnets - hard and cubic (but big unit cell)
- Brommelite BeO - very hard but scarce and poisonous