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Lead-alkali-silica Glass vs. PTFE

Lead-alkali-silica glass and PTFE belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Lead-alkali-silica glass is a ceramic material, while PTFE is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is lead-alkali-silica glass and the bottom bar is PTFE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.1 to 2.3
Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz 0.0018
0.00017 to 0.050
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 12
2.0 to 18
Flexural Strength, MPa 34
13 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
110 to 120