Ceramco Inc, custom ceramics and ceramic fasteners manufacturer



Notes
1. Controlled by the Batch Composition

2. Measured by Pychnometer Immersion Technique

3. per ASTM C 1161-02c

Ceramic Materials & Corresponding Properties

Property
Unit
A998
A96
A9468
A9968
MUL6
PSZ
PSZ
Physical
 
 
 
       (Yttria stabilized) (MgO stabilized)
Composition ¹
weight %
99.8 Al2O3
95.9 Al2O3
94 Al2O3
99 Al2O3
72 Al2O3
5.4 Y2O3
3.5 MgO
Density ²
g/cm3
3.89
3.67
2.6
2.9
2.1
6.1
6.1
Porosity
volume %
Impervious
Impervious
»30%
»25%
»30%
Impervious
Impervious
Color
 
Ivory
White
White
White
Tan
Off-White
Off-White
Mechanical
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hardness
GPa (Knoop)
11.1
11.1
n/a
n/a
n/a
13.1 HV
10.6 HV
4-point Bend ³ Strength (MOR)
MPa
(ksi)
325
(47)
320
(46)
82
(12)
117
(17)
62
(9)
600
(87)

K1C
9.3
9.0
Thermal
 
 
 
       
Maximum Service Temperature
°C
1650
1550
1550
1550
1550
2200
Thermal Expansion
Coefficient
°C-1
(25-700°C)
7.5 x 10-6
7.2 x 10-6
»7 x 10-6
»7 x 10-6
»5 x 10-6
11.2 x 10-6
Thermal Conductivity (20°C)
W/m·°K (Btu·in/ft2 ·hr·°F)
35
(242)
24
(167)
»15
(104)
»24
(166)
»4
(28)
»2
(14)
Electrical              
Dielectric Strength
Volts/mil
200
210
n/a
n/a
n/a
51
Dielectric Constant
@1MHz @ 20°C
10.0
9.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
28.0
Volume Resistivity
Ohm·cm @ 25°C

Ohm·cm @ 300°C

Ohm·cm @ 500°C
1014

2.5x1011

5.5x108
>1014

1.4x1010

5.8x107
n/a

n/a

n/a
n/a

n/a

n/a
n/a

n/a

n/a
>1013

n/a

4.8x103

 

    Other ceramic materials are available for production that are not included in the chart above.  Properties not recorded are in testing.

     
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