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Borosilicate Glass vs. 80-silver 20-cadmium-oxide

Borosilicate glass and 80-silver 20-cadmium-oxide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Borosilicate glass is a ceramic material, while 80-silver 20-cadmium-oxide is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 4 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (28, 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 borosilicate glass and the bottom bar is 80-silver 20-cadmium-oxide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2 to 2.6
9.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
8.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
10 to 13
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
310 to 440