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Thermal Ceramics Valcor® G
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 PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
    Bulk Density 2.868 g/cc0.1036 lb/in³
    Porosity 17 %17 %Apparent
    Permeability 4.04.0ft3/hr * ft2 * in, psi
    Deformation 3.6 %3.6 %at 25 psi; 1.5 hours at 2850°F
     
    Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
    Modulus of Rupture  0.00483 GPa
    @Temperature 1540 °C
    0.700 ksi
    @Temperature 2800 °F
     0.00621 GPa
    @Temperature 1430 °C
    0.900 ksi
    @Temperature 2600 °F
     0.0110 GPa
    @Temperature 1260 °C
    1.60 ksi
    @Temperature 2300 °F
     0.0110 GPa
    @Temperature 23.9 °C
    1.60 ksi
    @Temperature 75.0 °F
     
    Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
    CTE, linear 8.46 µm/m-°C
    @Temperature 20.0 °C
    4.70 µin/in-°F
    @Temperature 68.0 °F
    Melting Point 1960 °C3560 °F
    Shrinkage 1.9 %
    @Temperature 1760 °C,
    Time 18000 sec
    1.9 %
    @Temperature 3200 °F,
    Time 5.00 hour
     
    Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
    Al2O3 93 %93 %
    Alkalis 0.20 %0.20 %
    Fe2O3 0.50 %0.50 %
    SiO2 5.0 %5.0 %
    TiO2 0.70 %0.70 %
     
    Descriptive Properties
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