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Limestone vs. Gallium Arsenide

Limestone belongs to the natural stone classification, while gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 limestone and the bottom bar is gallium arsenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 77
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 920
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
28
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 2.1
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.88
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.0
5.6