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For over 60 years we have been a precision machining and polishing fabricator of parts from all technical ceramics, sapphire, glass and quartz. We machine these materials to very precise tolerances (many times measured in millionths of an inch) for dimension, flatness, wedge and roundness or cylindricity. Our customers typically have a critical application that requires extremely tight tolerances in ultra-hard materials. We also have the capability to grind and polish spherical radius parts in a variety of hard materials, both inside and outside diameters, to optical requirements.
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| Property* | Value |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Chemical Formula | Si3N4 |
| Mechanical | |
| Density | 3.2 - 3.31 gm/cc |
| Hardness | 1500-2000 Knoop |
| Tensile Strength | 85 kpsi |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 45 - 49 x 106 psi |
| Flexural Strength | 65 - 132 kpsi |
| Compressive Strength | 435 - 500 kpsi |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 |
| Fracture Toughness | 4 - 6 MPa m½ |
| Electrical | |
| Dielectric Strength | 17700 ac V/mm |
| Dielectric Constant | 8.4 (@ 1 MHz) |
| Volume Resistivity | > 1013 ohm-cm |
| Thermal | |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 3.0 - 3.9 x 10-6/°C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 15 - 30 W/mK |
| Specific Heat | 0.13 cal/g °C |
| Maximum Working Temperature | 1200 °C |
| Shock Resistance | 750 °C Diff. |
| All properties are at room temperature unless otherwise noted. Engineering data are representative, and are not intended as absolute nor warrantable. Manufacturer’s Data shown is blended from multiple sources and therefore illustrates the marketplace. | |
Insaco® typically works with a Hot Pressed form of this material.
Wikipedia Reference for Silicon Nitride
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