Graphite vs. Soda-lime Glass
Graphite belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while soda-lime glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is graphite and the bottom bar is soda-lime glass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 21 | |
| 70 to 71 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 18 | |
| 41 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.9 | |
| 8.8 to 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 2.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 53 | |
| 56 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.9 | |
| 4.6 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 | |
| 11 to 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 4.7 to 20 |