High-silica Glass vs. Alpha Quartz
High-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical 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 high-silica glass and the bottom bar is alpha quartz.
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Material Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
2.7 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
91 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
19 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 61 | |
57 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
9.5 |