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PES vs. Lead-alkali-silica Glass

PES and lead-alkali-silica glass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PES is a polymeric material, while lead-alkali-silica glass is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, 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 PES and the bottom bar is lead-alkali-silica glass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.6
67
Flexural Strength, MPa 130
34

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 220
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 53
9.0

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.5
7.0
Electrical Dissipation At 1 Hz 0.0010
0.0024
Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz 0.0035
0.0018
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
3.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
43