Marble vs. High-silica Glass
Marble belongs to the natural stone classification, while high-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is marble and the bottom bar is high-silica glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 8.5 | |
| 34 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 54 | |
| 78 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 0.6 to 0.75 |