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Borosilicate Glass vs. CR Rubber

Borosilicate glass and CR rubber belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Borosilicate glass is a ceramic material, while CR rubber is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is borosilicate glass and the bottom bar is CR rubber.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2 to 2.6
1.5
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 360
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 830
1120
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
1.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
7.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
11
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.2
0.19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.54 to 0.63
0.11