Lead-alkali-silica Glass vs. Silver Chloride
Lead-alkali-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while silver chloride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is lead-alkali-silica glass and the bottom bar is silver chloride.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 5.6 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 20 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 2.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 | |
| 31 |