Aluminosilicate Glass vs. Silicon Nitride
Aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while silicon nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminosilicate glass and the bottom bar is silicon nitride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 2.2 to 3.4 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.3 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 140 to 310 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 0.9 | |
| 3.1 to 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 34 to 53 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 65 to 78 |