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Soda-lime Glass vs. Lead-alkali-silica Glass

Both soda-lime glass and lead-alkali-silica glass are glass and glass-ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.4
3.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70 to 71
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8 to 9.0
9.0