C-820 Magnesia Ceramic vs. Cordierite
Both C-820 magnesia ceramic and cordierite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 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 C-820 magnesia ceramic and the bottom bar is cordierite.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.0 to 2.2 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 9.6 | |
| 4.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 62 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 53 | |
| 17 to 32 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
| 800 to 850 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 58 | |
| 59 to 67 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 0.74 to 1.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 2.9 to 4.8 |