Soda-lime Glass vs. 6101 Aluminum
Soda-lime glass and 6101 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Soda-lime glass is a ceramic material, while 6101 aluminum is a metal. 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 (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is soda-lime glass and the bottom bar is 6101 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 to 71 | |
| 68 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.23 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 29 | |
| 26 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 720 to 800 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.8 to 9.0 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 2.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 56 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.51 to 0.6 | |
| 89 to 93 |