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Cordierite

Cordierite Properties
Cordierite is mainly a structural ceramic, often used for kiln furniture due to its extremely good thermal shock.
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Cordierite Properties

This is mainly a structural ceramic, often used for kiln furniture due to its extremely good thermal shock resistance.

Like other structural ceramic materials, it also has good thermal and electrical insulating capabilities.

Properties
Units
Test
Value
Physical
Chemical Formula
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2MgO-2Al2O3-5SiO2
Density, r
g/cm3
ASTM C20
2.60
Color
-
-
tan
Crystal Structure
-
-
orthorhombic
Water Absorption
% @R.T.
ASTM C373
0.02 - 3.2
Hardness
Moh's
-
7
Hardness
knoop (kg/mm2)
Knoop 100g
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Mechanical
Compressive Strength
MPa @ R.T.
ASTM C773
350
Tensile Strength
MPa @ R.T.
ACMA Test #4
25.5
Modulus of Elasticity
(Young's Mod.)
GPa
ASTM C848
70
Flexural Strength (MOR)
MPa @ R.T.
ASTM F417
117
Poisson's Ratio, u
-
ASTM C818
0.21
Fracture Toughness, KIc
MPa x m1/2
Notched Beam Test
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Thermal
Max. Use Temperature
(* denotes inert atm.)
ºC
No load cond.
1371
Thermal Shock Resistance
DT (ºC)
Quenching
500
Thermal Conductivity
W/m-K @ R.T.
ASTM C408
3.0
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion, al
mm/m-ºC (~25ºC through ±1000ºC)
ASTM C372
1.7
Specific Heat, cp
cal/g-ºC @ R.T.
ASTM C351
0.35
Electrical
Dielectric Constant
1MHz @ R.T.
ASTM D150
4.7
Dielectric Strength
kV/mm
ASTM D116
5.11
Electrical Resistivity
Wcm @ R.T.
ASTM D1829
1014
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