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Borosilicate Glass vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Borosilicate glass and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Borosilicate glass is a ceramic material, while ACI-ASTM CF3M steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (30, 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 ACI-ASTM CF3M steel.

Borosilicate GlassACI-ASTM CF3M (SCS16A, J92800) Cast Stainless Steel
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67 to 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.21
0.28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
520

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 360
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 830
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.2
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 3.3 to 5.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2 to 2.6
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55 to 61
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.54 to 0.63
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50 to 91
12