Baria-alkali-silica Glass vs. Titanium Diboride
Baria-alkali-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while titanium diboride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is baria-alkali-silica glass and the bottom bar is titanium diboride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 4.5 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 290 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 12 | |
| -6.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 34 | |
| 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 35 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.5 | |
| 8.0 |