Alumina (>80%) High melting point (2054 C). Density = 3.97. Thermal conductivity = 40 W/mK. CTE = 7.5 @ 200 C, 8.6 @ 600 C, 9.2 @ 800 C. (Borosilicate = 4). D-CAST 85TMCC CASTABLE (very strong 15MPa modulus or rupture) EXCELERATE 80 CASTABLE EXPRESS ARMORKAST 80 AL FASTDRY 8 CASTABLE EXPRESS ARMORKAST XPUR/AL (very strong) FUSECRETE C (92.5 %) FUSECRETE C6 GREENCAST -94 (94%) GREFCON 98 (98%) HP-CAST 90 CASTABLE HP-CAST 96AL (very strong) KAST-O-LITE 97 L (insulating) NARCOCAST LM95G (very strong) NC-CAST MAXIMA NOVACON 95 SHOTKAST 80 TAYCOR 414-C HYDROCAST TAYCOR 414-FH HYDROCAST (Where a fine grained, high strength, high purity castable is required, especially for thin walled castings) ULTRA-EXPRESS 80 ULTRA-GREEN 80 (very strong) UNACAST 1005X VERSAFLOW 80 C PLUS Alumina + SiC D-CAST TRC-OR D-CAST XZR-OR CC CASTABLE (25% SiC) ECLIPSE-80 GR (81% SiC, 9.7 MPa / 54.4 MPa) HARBIDE CASTABLE 80 ADTECH (76% SiC, alumina 17%, 7 MPa / 33 MPa) THOR 60 ADTECH (59% SiC, 19.4 MPa / 93.1 MPa) THOR 80 CASTABLE (78%, ? / 55 MPa) NARCARB XZR RAM (24% SiC) Chromium Oxide (Cr2O3) Melting point = 2435 C.Density = 5.2. Clay Significant shrinkage when drying (~10%). Needs about a week to dry. Chrome-Alumina castable AUREX 70 castable (low strength - ~3 MPa) SHAMROCK 493 CASTABLE (high strength - ~15MPa) Alumina / Silica BRIK-CAST 3200 G PLUS CALAMO CALCINED SUPER DUTY FLINT CLAY (IDT1389) CORAL PLASTIC 28-82 FASKAST 75 PLUS EXPRESS -60 Z ADTECH EXCELERATE 60 CASTABLE HARMIX CU (DRY) KRUZITE CASTABLE PLUS KS-4 LO-ABRADE (quite strong) MIZZOU CASTABLE NARCON 70 CASTABLE (very strong) NARCOTUFF SUPER AL (very strong) ON-LINE THOR AZS (very strong) THOR AZSP ADTECH THOR AZS CASTABLE (very strong) Zirconia TZ 451 CASTABLE TZ 452 CASTABLE (very strong) MgO NARMAG 95 CASTABLE NARMAG FG CASTABLE NOVUS CASTABLE Other suppliers SiC base castable http://www.refractories.net/sic_castables.htm http://www.westadmat.biz/wam80sictechnicaldata.pdf http://www.refractorysupplies.net/RefractoryProducts http://www.refractories.com/pdf_products/MILCAST%20SIC%20PLUS.pdf http://www.rmp-online.com/Product.htm http://www.riversiderefractories.com/products_castable.shtml Nitride bonded SiC http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=149 http://www.siliconcarbideproducts.com/ http://www.reparex.net/silicon-carbides.html http://www.christyco.com/refractories.html http://www.alphamaterials.com