Features and Benefits
- Excellent thermal, mechanical and chemical stability
- Ideal for use as small, precision components
Typical Properties of Hexoloy® SE
Properties | Units | Typical Value | |
Material | % | Hexoloy SE SiC | |
Maximum Use Temperature | °C | 1,900 | |
Flexural Strength |
@ Room Temp @ 1,450°C @ 1,600°C |
MPa |
280 270 300 |
Density | g/cc | 3.05 | |
Apparent Porosity |
% |
5.10 |
|
Modulus of Elasticity |
@ 20°C @ 1,300°C |
GPa |
420 363 |
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion |
10-6/°C |
4.02 |
|
Thermal Conductivity | @ 1,200°C |
W/(mK) |
34.8 |
- Precision components in furnaces
- Testing equipment
- Mechanical test fixtures
- Semiconductor wafer processing equipment
- Hexoloy® SE SiC rods are available in diameters ranging from 3.18 mm to 13.46 mm and lengths up to 1,219.2 mm.
- Larger diameters are available in SA grade.
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