Material Re-Visited: Steatite May be Old, but Still Up-to-Date!
Porcelain, the material from which plates and cups are made, was thefirst ceramic feedstock to be processed for electrical engineeringapplications. The second oldest material for such uses is soapstone.Nowadays soap-stone and its derivatives (i.e. steatites) are indispensablearticles of every-day life and essential materials for industrialapplications. Steatites have outstanding dielectric properties and possessgreat mechanical strength. Accordingly, … Read more