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Glass-bonded Mica vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

Glass-bonded mica and SAE-AISI 1010 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Glass-bonded mica 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 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (27, 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 glass-bonded mica and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 39
350 to 400

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.7
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.1
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.9
11 to 13