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Alumina-lime-silica Glass vs. Alpha Quartz

Alumina-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 90
91
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.3
9.5