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Gallium Arsenide vs. Aluminosilicate Glass

Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while aluminosilicate glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 4 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 gallium arsenide and the bottom bar is aluminosilicate glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.3
2.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
63