Silicate ceramics, the oldest family of ceramics, are multi-phase materials developed from natural silicate sources such as clay, kaolin, feldspar, and soapstone. Today’s silicates — including cordierite, forsterite, mullite, steatite, and technical porcelain — evolved from traditional ceramics and are useful for cost-effective technical applications such as electrical insulators and chemical labware.
Ceramics Expertise
CoorsTek helped pioneer the use of engineered ceramics in technical applications, including our robust porcelain labware over the past century. We worked with our customers to develop technical ceramics, driven by real world applications.
| CoorsTek | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Specialty Ceramics |
| Product Name | Silicate Ceramics, Mullite |
| Specialty Ceramic Type | Mullite |
| Composition or ASTM/EN Cement Type | Al Silicate |
| Applications | Foundry / Metal Processing; Ceramic tubes, Metal foundry filters |
| Max Use Temperature | 1700 C (3092 F) |
| Thermal Conductivity | 4 W/m-K (2.31 BTU-ft/hr-ft²-F) |