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Elmet Technologies

Goodfellow Hot Pressed Silicon Carbide SiC
Categories: Ceramic; Carbide

Material Notes: Hot Pressed Silicon Carbide is a high density, high strength material which is used in refractory applications and a wide range of engineering applications. Silicon Carbide can be highly polished and has potential for space-based mirrors, because of its high specific strength and stiffness compared with those of glass.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 3.15 g/cc0.114 lb/in³
Porosity 0.00 %0.00 %Apparent
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Vickers 2400 - 28002400 - 2800kgf/mm²
Tensile Modulus 200 - 500 GPa29000 - 72500 ksi
Compressive Strength 1000 - 1700 MPa145000 - 247000 psi
Shear Strength 210 - 380 MPa30500 - 55100 psi
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Volume Resistivity 1000 ohm-cm - 1e+051000 ohm-cm - 1e+05
Dielectric Constant 4040
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 4.50 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 - 1000 °C
2.50 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 68.0 - 1830 °F
Specific Heat Capacity 0.670 - 0.710 J/g-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
0.160 - 0.170 BTU/lb-°F
@Temperature 68.0 °F
Thermal Conductivity 90.0 - 160 W/m-K
@Temperature 25.0 °C
625 - 1110 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
@Temperature 77.0 °F
Melting Point 2650 - 2950 °C4800 - 5340 °F
Maximum Service Temperature, Air <= 1650 °C<= 3000 °FContinuous
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
SiC 100 %100 %
 
Descriptive Properties
Chemical Resistance - AlkalisGood - Poor
Chemical Resistance - Concentrated AcidsGood
Chemical Resistance - Dilute AcidsGood
Chemical Resistance - HalogensGood - Poor
Chemical Resistance - MetalsFair

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