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Gallium Arsenide vs. Fused Silica

Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while fused silica belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 fused silica.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
73
Knoop Hardness 750
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.17

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
720
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
1.4
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.6
0.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.3
2.2
Light Transmission Range, µm 1.0 to 16
0.16 to 3.5
Refractive Index 3.4
1.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
63
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
0.85