Ceramic steatite is an extremely versatile material, used mainly in electrical engineering. Thanks to its ease of moulding and sintering, it is suitable for an extensive array of applications, including insulating plugs and bushings for terminal outlets, fish-spine beads, washers, sockets and spacers. In addition, steatite is used to make resistor cores and enclosures, as well as insulators for domestic appliances.
Properties of steatite.
• Excellent electrical resistance even at high temperatures
• Good mechanical resistance
• Excellent dielectric rigidity
• Low dissipation factor