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Soda-lime Glass vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Soda-lime glass and EN 1.8201 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Soda-lime glass is a ceramic material, while EN 1.8201 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 (23, 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 soda-lime glass and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70 to 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.23
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41 to 180
630

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720 to 800
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.0 to 1.1
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8 to 9.0
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.4
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.51 to 0.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 20
18