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Thermal Ceramics Valcor® G-AZ
Categories: Ceramic; Oxide; Aluminum Oxide

Material Notes: The Valcor line of fired refractory shapes, manufactured by Thermal Ceramics, has a proven track record in molten glass contact applications. The shapes are engineered to meet precise customer specifications and are individually inspected.

Features:

  • Years of proven performance in molten glass contact applications
  • Very smooth surface finish
  • Hundreds of molds in stock
  • Two compositions: G and G-AZ
  • Individual part inspection
  • Hundreds of standard molds in inventory
  • Applications:

    Consumable molten glass contact refractory shapes

  • stirrers
  • plungers
  • spouts
  • feeder tubes
  • skimmer blocks
  • Burner blocks

    Information provided by Thermal Ceramics

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    Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
    Bulk Density 3.045 g/cc
    Porosity 17 %Apparent
    Permeability 4.0ft3/hr * ft2 * in, psi
    Deformation 0.20 %at 25 psi; 1.5 hours at 2850°F
     
    Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
    Modulus of Rupture 1.40 ksi
    @Temperature 1540 °C
     2.30 ksi
    @Temperature 1430 °C
     3.00 ksi
    @Temperature 23.9 °C
     3.00 ksi
    @Temperature 1260 °C
     
    Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
    CTE, linear 3.40 µin/in-°F
    @Temperature 20.0 °C
    Melting Point 3200 °F
    Shrinkage 0.40 %
    @Temperature 1650 °C,
    Time 18000 sec
     
    Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
    Al2O3 64 %
    Alkalis 0.20 %
    Fe2O3 0.20 %
    SiO2 12 %
    TiO2 0.10 %
    ZrO2 23 %
     
    Descriptive Properties
    MgO Contenttraces

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