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Alpha Quartz vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

Alpha quartz and SAE-AISI 1010 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Alpha quartz is a ceramic material, while SAE-AISI 1010 steel 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 (24, 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 alpha quartz and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 91
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.13
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
73

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.5
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
13