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Soda-lime Glass vs. Alumina-lime-silica Glass

Both soda-lime glass and alumina-lime-silica glass are glass and glass-ceramics. There are 6 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 soda-lime glass and the bottom bar is alumina-lime-silica glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.4
2.8
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 13
34
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70 to 71
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8 to 9.0
4.3