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Yttria vs. Low Expansion Glass-ceramic

Yttria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while low expansion glass-ceramic belongs to the glass and glass-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 yttria and the bottom bar is low expansion glass-ceramic.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.0
2.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
83
Light Transmission Range, µm 0.3 to 12
0.5 to 2.7
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2000
690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
59
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.3
1.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.14
0.76
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.0
1.7