Beta Silicon Carbide ( SiC )

Reference: NIST Structural Ceramics Database

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Material Summary:
                      [Ref. 1]
Manufacturer........: General Electric Co.
Material Designation: beta silicon carbide
Material Form.......: polycrystal
Composition.........: SiC
Processing..........: sintered



References:
   [1] M.J. Slavin and G.D. Quinn, "Mechanical Property Evaluation at Elevated Temperature of
       Sintered ß-Silicon Carbide," International Journal of High Technology Ceramics, Vol. 2,
       pp. 47-63 (1986).



Property Table:
Temperature = 23 °C

Grain    Porosity    Fracture      Fracture   Measurement  Measurement  Comments
Size                 Toughness     Energy     Method       Environment
[µm]       [%]       [MPa·m1/2]     [J/m2] 
------   --------   ------------   ---------  -----------  -----------  --------------------------------
            4.1          2.8                     ICS           air       Ref. 1; 3.08 g/cm^3;
                                                                                 E = 395 GPa; H = 23.9 GPa
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