Low Expansion Glass-ceramic vs. Baria-alkali-silica Glass
Both low expansion glass-ceramic and baria-alkali-silica glass are glass and glass-ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is low expansion glass-ceramic and the bottom bar is baria-alkali-silica glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 80 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 35 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 59 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.7 | |
| 9.5 |