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Clear Quartz Mechanical Properties
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Property |
CGS Units |
SI Units |
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Density (Clear Fused Quartz) |
2.201 - 2.202 (gm/cm3) |
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Modulus |
Youngs Modulus |
7.1 to 7.5 x
105 kg/cm2 |
7.0 to 7.4 x
1010 Pa |
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Shear Modulus |
3.1 to 3.2 x
105 kg/cm2 |
3.0 to 3.1 x
1010 Pa |
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Bulk |
3.7 to 3.8 x
105 kg/cm2 |
3.6 to 3.7 x
1010 Pa |
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Poisson Ratio |
.16 to .18 |
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Hardness |
Mos hardness |
5.5 to 7.0 |
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Vickers |
7.5 to 10 x
104 kg/cm2 |
7.4 to 9.8 x
109 Pa |
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Knoop |
6 to 7 x
104 kg/cm2 |
5.9 to 6.9 x
109 Pa |
Strength |
Compressive strength |
0.3 to 1.2 x
104 kg/cm2 |
0.3 to 1.1 x
109 Pa |
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Tensile strength |
4.9 to 5.6 x
102 kg/cm2 |
4.8 to 5.5 x
107 Pa |
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Bending strength |
6.5 to 7 x
102 kg/cm2 |
6.4 to 6.9 x
107 Pa |
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Torsion strength |
3.0 to 3.1 x
102 kg/cm2 |
2.9 to 3.0 x
107 Pa |
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