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Cordierite vs. Magnesium Titanate

Both cordierite and magnesium titanate are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is cordierite and the bottom bar is magnesium titanate.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0 to 2.2
3.5
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 7.7
9.1
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 9.5
9.0
Flexural Strength, MPa 17 to 32
80
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 800 to 850
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.3 to 1.7
3.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.74 to 1.0
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 2.9 to 4.8
8.0