Aluminosilicate Glass vs. SiAlON
Aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while SiAlON belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 6 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 aluminosilicate glass and the bottom bar is SiAlON.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 3.3 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.3 | |
| 9.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 290 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 0.9 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 50 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 67 |