Alkali-lime-silica Glass vs. Soda-lime Glass
Both alkali-lime-silica glass and soda-lime glass are glass and glass-ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is alkali-lime-silica glass and the bottom bar is soda-lime glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 28 | |
| 13 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 70 to 71 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 56 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 | |
| 8.8 to 9.0 |