2/18/2018 Gneiss

Gneiss
Categories: Ceramic

Material Metamorphic rock, resembling granite in appearance. The grains in gneiss have grown into a parallel
Notes: structure; its compressive strength is higher perpendicular to the grain axes than parallel to this axis.

Property values are typical of Gneiss used in construction. Actual property values will vary from sample to
sample.

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Physical Metric English Comments

Properties
Density 2.24 - 3.36 g/cc 0.0809 - 0.121 lb/in³
Porosity 0.50 - 1.5 % 0.50 - 1.5 %

Mechanical Metric English Comments

Properties
Hardness, Shore 74 - 97 74 - 97
H
Hardness, Mohs 5.26 - 6.47 5.26 - 6.47
Tensile Strength, 5.00 - 20.0 MPa 725 - 2900 psi
Ultimate
Modulus of 13.0 - 35.0 GPa 1890 - 5080 ksi
Elasticity
Modulus of 0.00830 - 0.0214 GPa 1.20 - 3.10 ksi
Rupture
Flexural Strength 10.0 - 20.0 MPa 1450 - 2900 psi
Transverse 8.00 - 21.0 MPa 1160 - 3050 psi
Strength
Compressive 152 - 248 MPa 22000 - 36000 psi
Strength
Impact 1.46 - 3.31 cm/cm² 3.70 - 8.40 in/in²
Toughness

Electrical Metric English Comments

Properties
Electrical 10000 - 1.00e+10 ohm-cm 10000 - 1.00e+10 ohm-cm
Resistivity

Thermal Metric English Comments

Properties
CTE, linear 1.30 - 4.40 µm/m-°C 0.722 - 2.44 µin/in-°F
@Temperature 20.0 °C @Temperature 68.0 °F
Specific Heat 0.736 - 0.816 J/g-°C 0.176 - 0.195 BTU/lb-°F
Capacity
Thermal 2.10 - 3.40 W/m-K 14.6 - 23.6 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Conductivity

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