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Lead-alkali-silica Glass vs. SiAlON

Lead-alkali-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while SiAlON belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
3.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
290
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 12
14
Flexural Strength, MPa 34
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
50
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0
3.6