SiAlON vs. Baria-alkali-silica Glass
SiAlON belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while baria-alkali-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SiAlON and the bottom bar is baria-alkali-silica glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.3 | |
| 3.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 290 | |
| 80 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 680 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 50 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 67 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 3.6 | |
| 9.5 |