Aluminosilicate Glass vs. Aluminum Nitride
Aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminosilicate glass and the bottom bar is aluminum nitride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 2.9 to 3.3 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.3 | |
| 6.9 to 28 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 330 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.0037 | |
| 0.00020 to 0.0010 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 0.9 | |
| 2.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 55 to 63 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 69 to 80 |