High-alumina Refractory vs. Cordierite
Both high-alumina refractory and cordierite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is high-alumina refractory and the bottom bar is cordierite.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 | |
| 2.0 to 2.2 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 | |
| 17 to 32 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 1150 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 210 | |
| 290 to 390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 800 | |
| 800 to 850 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.87 | |
| 0.74 to 1.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.3 | |
| 2.9 to 4.8 |