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Soda-lime Glass vs. Monel K-500

Soda-lime glass and Monel K-500 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Soda-lime glass is a ceramic material, while Monel K-500 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is soda-lime glass and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70 to 71
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.23
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 41 to 180
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720 to 800
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.0 to 1.1
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8 to 9.0
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.4
8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.6 to 20
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 28
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.51 to 0.6
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 20
21 to 36