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Soda-lime Glass vs. Yttria

Soda-lime glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while yttria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 yttria.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.4
5.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70 to 71
120
Light Transmission Range, µm 0.35 to 2.5
0.3 to 12
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
2000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720 to 800
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
32
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.0 to 1.1
0.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.51 to 0.6
0.14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.8 to 9.0
8.0