Forsterite vs. Aluminosilicate Glass
Forsterite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 3 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is forsterite and the bottom bar is aluminosilicate glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 3.1 | |
| 2.4 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.2 | |
| 6.3 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00030 | |
| 0.0037 |