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                         Ceramic physical properties * 
                          
                        
                          
                          
                               | 
                            Impervious materials  | 
                            Porous materials  | 
                           
                          
                               | 
                            Dimension  | 
                            Alsint 
                            99,7  | 
                            Pythagoras  | 
                            Sillimantin 
                                60 NG  | 
                            Sillimantin 
                            60  | 
                            Sillimantin 
                            KS  | 
                           
                          
                            Al2 O3 Content  | 
                            % 
                               | 
                            99,7  | 
                            60  | 
                            73-75  | 
                            73-75  | 
                            70  | 
                           
                          
                            Alkali content  | 
                            % 
                               | 
                            0,05  | 
                            3,0  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Type acc. DIN VDE 0335  | 
                            - 
                               | 
                            799  | 
                            610  | 
                            -  | 
                            530  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Water absorption  | 
                            % 
                               | 
                            ≤0,2  | 
                            ≤0,2  | 
                            5  | 
                            12  | 
                            12  | 
                           
                          
                            Leakage rate at 20°C    (Hélium)  | 
                            mbar·I·sֿ  ¹  | 
                            10ֿ  10   | 
                            10ֿ  10   | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Density  | 
                            g·cmֿ  ³ 
                               | 
                            3,80-3,93  | 
                            2,60  | 
                            2,70  | 
                            2,30  | 
                            2,30  | 
                           
                          
                            Flexural strength  | 
                            MPa 
                               | 
                            300  | 
                            120  | 
                            50  | 
                            30  | 
                            30  | 
                           
                          
                            Hardness (Mohs scala)  | 
                            - 
                               | 
                            9  | 
                            8  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Thermal  
                              expansion   | 
                            20 - 300°C 
                                20 - 700°C 
                            20-1000°C  | 
                            10ֿ  6·degrésֿ  ¹  | 
                            7,0 
                                7,6 
                            8,0  | 
                            3,6 
                                4,5 
                            5,1  | 
                            4,6 
                                5,2 
                              5,7  | 
                            4,6 
                                5,3 
                            5,7  | 
                            4,6 
                                5,3 
                            5,7  | 
                           
                          
                            Thermal 
                              conductivity  | 
                            20 - 100°C  | 
                            W·ֿ  ¹·Kֿ  ¹  | 
                            26,0  | 
                            2,0  | 
                            -  | 
                            1,4  | 
                            1,4  | 
                           
                          
                            Maximum working temperature** 
                             | 
                            °C  | 
                            1700  | 
                            1400  | 
                            1650  | 
                            1350  | 
                            1350  | 
                           
                          
                            Dielectric strength related to 
                                
                              1,5 
                                mm wall thickness  | 
                            kV·mmֿ  ¹  | 
                            17  | 
                            17  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Volume resistivity D.C.  
                              at 20°C  | 
                            Ω·cm  | 
                            1014  | 
                            1013  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                           
                          
                            Thermal shock resistance 
                             | 
                            -  | 
                            good  | 
                            good  | 
                            good  | 
                            very good  | 
                            very good  | 
                           
                          
                            Dimension of    pores approx.  | 
                            µm 
                               | 
                            -  | 
                            -  | 
                            8-9  | 
                            2  | 
                            2  | 
                           
                         
                            *The physical properties of ourp roducts stated above are only valid for test specimens. The transfer of these values to other forms and dimensions is true only up to a point. In practice Alsint 99,7 samples p.e. have a flexural strength between 160 and MPa, depending on wall thickness, geometry, surface finish, aftertretment and manufacturing process. 
                              ** Depending on applied load  
                          
                         
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