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Zinc Sulfide vs. Alkali-lime-silica Glass

Zinc sulfide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while alkali-lime-silica glass belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.1
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
9.0