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Alumina-lime-silica Glass vs. Carbon-carbon

Alumina-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while carbon-carbon belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is alumina-lime-silica glass and the bottom bar is carbon-carbon.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 90
95
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 12
-5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.3
4.0