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Gallium Arsenide vs. Low Expansion Glass-ceramic

Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while low expansion glass-ceramic belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is gallium arsenide and the bottom bar is low expansion glass-ceramic.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
83
Knoop Hardness 750
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.22

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
800
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
1.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.6
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.3
2.4
Light Transmission Range, µm 1.0 to 16
0.5 to 2.7
Refractive Index 3.4
1.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
0.76