GM-120 Glass Ceramic vs. Infrared Transmitting Glass
Both GM-120 glass ceramic and infrared transmitting glass are glass and glass-ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is GM-120 glass ceramic and the bottom bar is infrared transmitting glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.5 | |
| 4.4 to 4.8 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 56 | |
| 18 to 63 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 57 | |
| 20 to 79 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 2.3 to 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.0 | |
| 0.0060 to 0.23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.5 | |
| 9.0 to 17 |