Glass-bonded Mica vs. Alpha Quartz
Glass-bonded mica belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is glass-bonded mica and the bottom bar is alpha quartz.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 91 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.7 | |
| 9.5 |