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2024 Aluminum vs. Alkali-lime-silica Glass

2024 aluminum and alkali-lime-silica glass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 2024 aluminum is a metal, while alkali-lime-silica glass is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (33, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is alkali-lime-silica glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.0