Input interpretation
ceramics | density
Summary
median | 5.19 g/cm^3 highest | 15.6 g/cm^3 (tungsten carbide) lowest | 1.3 g/cm^3 (lithium nitride) distribution | | (based on 51 values; 23 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
chromium silicide | lithium titanate | molybdenum carbide | lithium zirconate | iron(II) titanate | aluminum dodecaboride | magnesium zirconate | potassium niobate | aluminum titanate | sodium zirconate | ... (total: 23)
Distribution plots
(density in grams per cubic centimeter)
Density rankings
1 | lithium nitride | 1.3 g/cm^3 2 | magnesium silicide | 1.94 g/cm^3 3 | calcium carbide | 2.22 g/cm^3 4 | boron nitride | 2.29 g/cm^3 5 | calcium hexaboride | 2.3 g/cm^3 6 | aluminum carbide | 2.36 g/cm^3 7 | silicon tetraboride | 2.4 g/cm^3 8 | lanthanum hexaboride | 2.61 g/cm^3 9 | calcium nitride | 2.63 g/cm^3 10 | magnesium nitride | 2.71 g/cm^3 ⋮ | | 42 | indium-tin oxide | 7.14 g/cm^3 43 | lead(II) titanate | 7.52 g/cm^3 44 | nickel boride | 7.9 g/cm^3 45 | niobium(IV) carbide | 7.82 g/cm^3 46 | lead tungstate | 8.235 g/cm^3 47 | molybdenum nitride (1:1) | 9.2 g/cm^3 48 | hafnium(IV) carbide | 12.2 g/cm^3 49 | tantalum nitride | 14.2 g/cm^3 50 | tantalum boride | 14.2 g/cm^3 51 | tungsten carbide | 15.6 g/cm^3 (based on 51 values; 23 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median density 5.19 g/cm^3
5190 kg/m^3 (kilograms per cubic meter)
5190 g/L (grams per liter)
0.188 lb/in^3 (pounds per cubic inch)
Comparisons for median density 5.19 g/cm^3
≈ 0.66 × iron density ( 7874 kg/m^3 )
≈ 0.94 × mean Earth density ( 5515 kg/m^3 )
≈ 1.3 × mean Mars density ( ≈ 3940 kg/m^3 )