Borosilicate Glass vs. Epoxy
Borosilicate glass and epoxy belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Borosilicate glass is a ceramic material, while epoxy is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is borosilicate glass and the bottom bar is epoxy.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 to 80 | |
2.4 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.21 | |
0.4 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 | |
67 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 360 | |
130 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 830 | |
1500 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.2 | |
0.2 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 3.3 to 5.1 | |
100 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 5.0 to 34 | |
16 |
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.0 to 12 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 2.2 to 2.6 | |
1.3 |
Refractive Index | 1.5 | |
1.6 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
1.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 55 to 61 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 43 | |
28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.54 to 0.63 | |
0.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 50 to 91 | |
20 |