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Magnesium Fluoride vs. Alkali-lime-silica Glass

Magnesium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while alkali-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is magnesium fluoride and the bottom bar is alkali-lime-silica glass.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.2
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.0