Infrared Transmitting Glass vs. Aluminum Nitride
Infrared transmitting glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is infrared transmitting glass and the bottom bar is aluminum nitride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.4 to 4.8 | |
| 2.9 to 3.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 18 to 63 | |
| 330 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 20 to 79 | |
| 190 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.3 | |
| 0.21 to 0.31 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 to 430 | |
| 780 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.3 to 7.3 | |
| 55 to 63 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
| 69 to 80 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.0060 to 0.23 | |
| 80 to 190 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.0029 to 0.14 | |
| 31 to 74 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 17 | |
| 4.2 to 5.4 |