Low Expansion Glass-ceramic vs. Sandstone
Low expansion glass-ceramic belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while sandstone belongs to the natural stone. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is low expansion glass-ceramic and the bottom bar is sandstone.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.22 | |
| 0.25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
| 4.0 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 690 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 800 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.5 | |
| 5.6 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.7 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 2.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 59 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 0.43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 2.1 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.76 | |
| 2.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 0.75 |