Cordierite vs. Mullite
Both cordierite and mullite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is cordierite and the bottom bar is mullite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 800 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 17 to 32 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
| 1680 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 290 to 390 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 800 to 850 | |
| 950 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 2.9 to 4.8 | |
| 5.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 4.7 | |
| 6.3 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 7.7 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.5 | |
| 10 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.0 to 2.2 | |
| 2.7 to 3.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 59 to 67 | |
| 58 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 38 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.74 to 1.0 | |
| 1.4 to 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 47 to 78 | |
| 12 to 19 |