
| Material | Specific Gravity | Micro Vickers Hardness (GPa) | Young‘s Modulus (GPa) | Thermal Conductivity Coefficient (W/m·°C) | Linear-Thermal Expansion Coefficient (x 10-6/°C) | Melting Point (°C) | |
| Tungsten Carbide | WC | 15,6 | 21 | 690 | 126 | 5,1 | 2.900 |
| Titanium Carbide | TiC | 4,94 | 31 | 450 | 17 | 7,6 | 3.200 |
| Tantalum Carbide | TaC | 14,5 | 18 | 280 | 21 | 6,6 | 3.800 |
| Niobium Carbide | NbC | 8,2 | 20 | 340 | 17 | 6,8 | 3.500 |
| Titanium Nitrate | TiN | 5,43 | 20 | 260 | 29 | 9,2 | 2.900 |
| Aluminium Oxide | Al2O3 | 3,98 | 29 | 410 | 29 | 8,5 | 2.050 |
| Silicon Nitride | Si3N4 | 3,17 | 25 | 310 | 29 | 3,0 | >1.900 (Disintegrate) |
| Cubic Boron Nitride | CBN | 3,48 | 44 | 700 | 1.300 | 4,7 | – |
| Carbon | C | 3,52 | >90 | 970 | 2.100 | 3,1 | – |
| Cobalt | Co | 8,9 | – | 100 ~ 180 | 69 | 12,3 | 1.495 |
| Nickel | Ni | 8,9 | – | 200 | 92 | 13,3 | 1.495 |
| WC- | 5% Co | 15,0 | 18 | 630 | 79 | 5,0 | – |
| WC- Carbide | 10% Co | 14,6 | 14 | 580 | 75 | 5,0 | – |
| WC- | 20% Co | 13,5 | 10 | 530 | 67 | 6,0 | – |
| High Speed Steel | 8,7 | 8 | 210 | 17 | 11,0 | – |