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IR Rubber vs. Soda-lime Glass

IR rubber and soda-lime glass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. IR rubber is a polymeric material, while soda-lime glass is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 IR rubber and the bottom bar is soda-lime glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0
2.4
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1550
720 to 800
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
4.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
41 to 180
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.14
1.0 to 1.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.1
0.51 to 0.6