3003 Aluminum vs. Glass-bonded Mica
3003 aluminum and glass-bonded mica belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 3003 aluminum is a metal, while glass-bonded mica is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (27, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is glass-bonded mica.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 240 | |
| 39 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 24 | |
| 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 30 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 71 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.7 to 10 | |
| 5.9 |