Oxygen transport membranes, which exhibit an almost 100% permeation selectivity regarding oxygen, [1] are a promising option to realize environmental-friendly, economically sound, and efficient processes for pure oxygen production, [1-4] oxycombustion, [5-7] and conversion of carbonaceous products. [8-12] These applications typically involve harsh environments, in particular high temperatures, and oxygen partial pressure gradients as well as the exposure to flue gas, which can be detrimental to the chemical and mechanical stability of the respective membrane components. [13,14] Ceramic dual phase oxygen transport membranes are promising candidates for long-term stable operation under application-relevant conditions. [15-19] These dual phase membranes consist of two separated phases responsible for ionic and electronic conductivity, respectively. [1] Flexible tailoring regarding chemical properties and stability is permitted by a choice of plenty of possible materials for the individual phases with sufficient ionic or electronic conductivity. [20-23] In fact, it has been indicated that the use of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 1.9 as an ionic conducting phase enables the formation of mechanically and chemically stable composites. [15,18,24-26] Furthermore, it appears that the performance of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 1.9-based dual phase membranes can benefit from phase interactions between the two phases in the composites. [27,28] To limit thermal stresses that might induce microcracking and failure, the selection of an electronic conducting phase for Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 1.9-based dual phase membranes should be based not only on performance regarding conductivity, but also on a matching coefficient of thermal expansion (TEC) with that of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 1.9. Therefore, FeCo 2 O 4 is an excellent candidate because of its high electronic conductivity of 18 S cm À1 at 800 C. Furthermore, it possesses a TEC that is close to that of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 1.9 (%12 Â 10 À6 K À1). [13] In fact, composites of xCe 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2Àδ : (1Àx)FeCo 2 O 4 (60 wt% ≤ x ≤ 90 wt%) (CGO20-FC2O) have been reported to possess a remarkable chemical stability under flue gas conditions. [19] These composites are multiphase systems consisting of a Ce 1Àx Gd x O 2Àδ (0 < x < 0.2) (CGO) fluorite phase, an Fe x Co 3Àx O 4 (0 < x < 1) (FCO) spinel phase, a (Fe,Co)O rock salt phase, and a Gd 0.85 Ce 0.15 Fe 0.75 Co 0.25 O 3 (GCFCO) perovskite phase formed via phase reaction between Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2Àδ (CGO20) and FeCo 2 O 4 (FC2O). [19,28] In this case, the newly formed electronic conductive phases, i.e., (Fe,Co)O and GCFCO, contribute to an improved ambipolar conductivity. [19,28] There are a number of reports on the mechanical properties of single phase oxygen transport membranes; [29-33] however, studies on the mechanical properties of dual phase membranes are limited. [18,34,35] Currently no study has been reported on the mechanical properties of CGO20-FC2O composites. Therefore, in this work, we report on the investigation of the mechanical