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Barium Fluoride vs. Alkali-lime-silica Glass

Barium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while alkali-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is barium fluoride and the bottom bar is alkali-lime-silica glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.9
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 60
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 27
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.0