Transparent Ceramics
With its remarkable properties, Perlucor® Transparent Ceramics (MgAl2O4) is an outstanding material that offers many unique benefits.
- Very high scratch resistance against all natural materials, except for diamond and ruby.
- Prolonged durability (by a factor of 20 to 80 times vs. glass).
- Very good heat conductibility (significantly higher than glass).
- Very high temperature resistance (> 1,000°C; however, in case of temperature differentials between inner and outer surface > 180° thermo-shock may occur).
- Very high chemical resistance against all kinds of acids and alkalis at different concentrations, temperatures, and exposure times (except for hydro-fluoric acid after longer exposure)
- Very good transmission (all kinds of coatings applicable).
- No bi-refringence.
- High di-electric constant.
Perlucor® Transparent Ceramics finds its use in a broad range of applications, including instrument windows, ballistic protection, scanner systems, sensor protective covers, watch components, and various mobile applications such as phone and camera covers.
Contact us today to discuss about your application needs and explore how our solutions can offer you the best fit.
Technical specifications
| Density | ρ | ≥ 3.57 g/cm3 |
| Hardness (Vickers scale) | HV 1 | ≥ 13.8 GPa |
| Refractive index | n | 1.72 |
| Transparency IT (thickness 1 – 10 mm) | ≥ 80% | |
| Thermal conductivity | l | ≥ 12 W/mK |
| Young’s modulus | E | ≥ 280 GPa |
| Poisson’s ratio | ט | ~ 0.22 |
| Sound velocity | VL | ≥ 10,000 m/s |
| Dielectric constant | 8 – 9 | |
| Bending strength | бB | 250 – 350 MPa |
| Compressive strength | б | ≥ 2000 MPa |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion (30 – 200 °C) | α | ~ 6.9*10-6/K |
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