Alkali-lime-silica Glass vs. Granite
Alkali-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while granite belongs to the natural stone. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is alkali-lime-silica glass and the bottom bar is granite.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.9 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 28 | |
| 8.5 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 70 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 34 to 170 | |
| 24 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 | |
| 7.4 |