Pyroceram PI Sheet - 042414

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Corning® Pyroceram®

Code 9606
Corning® Pyroceram® glass-ceramic material is opaque, light gray in color, and has high strength, high elastic
modulus, and uniform dielectric properties. It can be manufactured in ogival* shapes, hemispheres, pressware
sheets, and various machined shapes.

* pointed arch

Applications
Tactical Missile Nosecones
Antenna Windows
Radomes
Solid Wave Guides
Hydrospace Systems

Dimensions
Ogival Shapes Up to 48 inches long x 20 inches diameter
Hemispheres Up to 16 inches in diameter
Pressware Sheets Up to 27 inches x 27 inches x 1 .0 inch or
17 inches x 17 inches x 2.0 inches

Physical Properties
Water Absorption < 0.01%
Softening Point 1350 ˚C; 2462 ˚F
Gas Permeability Impermeable
Density 2.6 g/cm3; 160 lb/ft3
Elastic Modulus 120 x 106 kPa; 17.4 x 106 psi

Thermal Properties
-7 -7
Coefficient of Linear Expansion 57 x 10 /˚C — 32 x 10 /˚F
(20 ˚C - 320 ˚C; 68 ˚F - 608 ˚F)
Thermal Conductivity 0.0081 cal/(s·cm·˚C) — 2 BTU·ft/(h·ft2·˚F)
(mean 20 ˚C - 800 ˚C — 68 ˚F - 1472 ˚F)
Thermal Diffusivity 0.0127 cm2/s — 0.049 ft2/h
(mean 20 ˚C - 800 ˚C — 68 ˚F - 1472 ˚F)
Specific Heat 0.233 cal/(g·K) — 0.233 BTU/(lb·˚F)
(mean 20 ˚C - 800 ˚C — 68 ˚F - 1472 ˚F )

For more information about Corning’s Pyroceram® materials please contact:

Corning Incorporated
Tel: 315-379-3600
Email: [email protected]
www.corning.com/advanced-optics

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