RS-E ( SiC )

Reference: NIST Structural Ceramics Database

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Material Summary:
                      [Ref. 1]          
Manufacturer........: Carborundum Co.
Material Designation: RS-E
Material Form.......: Polycrystal
Composition.........: SiC
Processing..........: Reaction sintered



References:
   [1] J. A. Coppola and R. C. Bradt, "Measurement of Fracture Surface Energy of SiC"
       Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 55, No. 9, pp. 455-460 (1972).



Property Table:
Temperature = 23 °C

Grain    Porosity    Fracture      Fracture   Measurement  Measurement  Comments
Size                 Toughness     Energy     Method       Environment
[µm]       [%]       [MPa·m1/2]     [J/m2] 
------   --------   ------------   ---------  -----------  -----------  --------------------------------
             0                      30.7         DCB           air      3.09 g/cm3, E = 372 GPa
                                    19.0         SENB          
                                    23.5         WOF
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