High-alumina Refractory vs. GM-120 Glass Ceramic
High-alumina refractory belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while GM-120 glass ceramic belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is high-alumina refractory and the bottom bar is GM-120 glass ceramic.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 | |
| 57 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.3 | |
| 9.5 |