Alkali-lime-silica Glass vs. Boron Carbide
Alkali-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is alkali-lime-silica glass and the bottom bar is boron carbide.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.1 to 2.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 240 to 460 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 | |
| 0 to 11 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 34 to 170 | |
| 170 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 63 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 91 to 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.6 |