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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. Low Expansion Glass-ceramic

AISI 304 stainless steel and low expansion glass-ceramic belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 304 stainless steel is a metal, while low expansion glass-ceramic is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (26, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is low expansion glass-ceramic.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.22
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
53

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
800
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
1.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
0.76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
28