Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

80 elephants balancing

Diagram of 80 elephants balancing on a sugar cube.

Silicon nitride is a hard, tough ceramic with excellent wear resistance. It has a very high compressive strength, equivalent to the weight of 80 elephants bearing down on a sugar cube-sized lump.

Glossary

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 9 April 2010Size: 143.14 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources
Advanced ceramics – oxides and nitrides

Article

Advanced ceramics – oxides and nitrides

An oxide is a chemical compound made up of oxygen combined with at least one other element. Most of the ...

Read more
Hydroxyapatite as a bioceramic

Article

Hydroxyapatite as a bioceramic

In some types of bone reconstruction operations, pieces of bone harvested from some other location in the body, such as ...

Read more
Advanced ceramics – oxides and nitrides

Article

Advanced ceramics – oxides and nitrides

An oxide is a chemical compound made up of oxygen combined with at least one other element. Most of the ...

Read more
Uses for advanced ceramics

Article

Uses for advanced ceramics

Advanced ceramics have an amazing range of properties and uses. They can be designed and engineered to solve just about ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato