PC vs. Soda-lime Glass
PC and soda-lime glass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PC is a polymeric material, while soda-lime glass is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is soda-lime glass.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 720 to 800 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 4.6 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 11 to 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 41 to 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 8.8 to 9.0 |