Limestone vs. Cordierite
Limestone belongs to the natural stone classification, while cordierite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is limestone and the bottom bar is cordierite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 700 | |
| 420 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 360 | |
| 1150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 920 | |
| 800 to 850 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.1 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 8.0 | |
| 2.9 to 4.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 8.0 | |
| 7.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.0 to 2.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 55 | |
| 59 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 33 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.88 | |
| 0.74 to 1.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 47 to 78 |