Low Expansion Glass-ceramic vs. Zircon
Low expansion glass-ceramic belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while zircon belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is low expansion glass-ceramic and the bottom bar is zircon.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 3.9 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 5.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 35 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 690 | |
| 1650 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
| 290 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.5 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.7 | |
| 5.0 |