Aluminosilicate Glass vs. Boron Carbide
Aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminosilicate glass and the bottom bar is boron carbide.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.4 | |
| 2.1 to 2.7 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.3 | |
| 6.4 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 240 to 460 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 0.9 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 63 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 63 | |
| 91 to 100 |