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Copper C110 vs. Glass Compare Copper C110 vs. Glass strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Copper C110 stronger than Glass? Copper C110 is stronger: its yield strength is 69 MPa against tensile strength 41 MPa for Glass (1.68x).
Which is lighter, Copper C110 or Glass? Glass is lighter: 2,500 kg/m³ against 8,913 kg/m³ for Copper C110.
Which is stiffer, Copper C110 or Glass? Copper C110 is stiffer: Young's modulus 117 GPa against 72 GPa for Glass, so the same part in Copper C110 deflects less under the same load.
Which is lighter for the same job, Copper C110 or Glass? For the same stiffness or strength: Glass is lighter for a stiff rod or tie (tension), stiff beam (bending), stiff panel or plate, strong rod or tie, strong beam, strong panel or plate.
Part that must be Copper C110 Glass Stiff rod or tie (tension) 2.19x heavier lighter Stiff beam (bending) 2.79x heavier lighter Stiff panel or plate 3.03x heavier lighter Strong rod or tie 2.12x heavier lighter Strong beam 2.52x heavier lighter Strong panel or plate 2.75x heavier lighter
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
Which conducts heat better, Copper C110 or Glass? Copper C110 conducts heat better: 391 W/m·K against 0.937 W/m·K for Glass.
Which expands less with temperature? Glass expands less: 8.3 µm/m·K against 16.9 µm/m·K for Copper C110.
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