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Solutions - Material Properties at Room Temperature

Values taken from various sources. Italicized materials have values listed in tables further below.

Material Chemical Symbol Bulk Modulus Young's Modulus Poisson's Ratio Biaxial Modulus   Copper Cu 140 GPa 110 GPa 0.343 81.91 GPa Float Glass Soda-lime Silica 43 GPa 72 GPa 0.23 93.51 GPa Galium Arsenide GaAs 75.5 GPa 82.68 GPa 0.31 119.8 GPa Galium Nitride GaN (zinc blend) 204 GPa     449.6 GPa Indium Phosphide InP 71 GPa 61 GPa 0.36 95.31 GPa Sapphire Al2O3 240 GPa 335 GPa 0.25 562 GPa (R-Plane) Silicon Si 101.97 GPa 130.91 GPa 0.28 181.82 GPa Silicon Carbide 4H - SiC 220 GPa       Silicon Carbide 6H - SiC 97 GPa       Silicon Carbide 3C - SiC       441 GPa Material Chemical Symbol 950nm Reflectance 950nm Emissivity 470nm Reflectance 470nm Emissivity   Galium Arsenide GaAs 0.313 0.687 0.438 0.562 Galium Antimony GaSb 0.39 0.61 0.48 0.52 Indium Phosphide InP 0.305 0.695 0.349 0.651 Sapphire Al2O3 0.075 0.925 0.078 0.922 Silicon Si 0.326 0.674 0.419 0.581 Material Chemical Symbol n at 950nm k at 950nm n at 470nm k at 470nm   Aluminum Arsenide AlAs 2.974 0 3.51 0 Galium Antimony GaSb 4.3 0.34 4.3 2.3 Indium Phosphide InP 3.37 0.2 3.818 0.5 Galium Nitride GaN 2.37 0 2.47 0 Silicon Si 3.63 0.01 4.55 0.02 Galium Phosphide GaP 3.17 0 3.6 0.01