Ceramic and metal slurries "feedstock" for Ceramic & Metal Injection Molding CIM & MIM and additive manufacturing of technical ceramics and metals

Material

Properties and Benefits

Main Applications

Alumina Al2O3

High hardness and mechanical strength under compressive loading, excellent thermal stability, wear resistance, low electrical conductivity ( high frequency electrical insulator), high temperature, chemical  and corrosion resistance, good mechanical strength up to 1000ºC, high expansion coefficient, thermal shock resistance, excellent wear resistance, good anti-plasma

Excellent electric insulator products, sand and shot blasting nozzles, welding shield and nozzles for laser cutting guns, tubes with single hole to multi core/hole cavities, seals, textile wear parts and thread guides, piston and sleeves for chemical pumps, corrosion resistance components, ceramic coldplate for power electronic cooling, heating element fixtures, surgical instruments

Zirconia ZrO2

High hardness, mechanical strength and toughness, fracture toughness, hardness, wear resistance, good frictional behaviour, non-magnetic, electrical insulation, low thermal conductivity, , modulus of elasticity similar to steel, coefficient of thermal expansion similar to iron, excellent wear resistance, high fracture toughness, low thermal conductivity, good chemical and corrosion resistance in acids and alkalis

Pump parts, dies, knives, cutting blades, spikes, scissors, wear parts for wear applications, valves and pump components,ceramic plain, balls and roller bearings, tubes, fixtures for high temperature applications, copper tube extruding & reducer diez, thermal insulation components, wear resistance and cutting blades, Dental restorations and appliances, fuel cell components, structural ceramics

Yttria stabilized zirconia YSZ/Y-TZP

Outstanding hardness, strength and fracture toughness, excellent chemical and wear resistance

Used in many high wear applications, dental restorations: crowns, copings and bridges, engineering, microreactors, analyitic equipment

Silicon carbide SiC/SiSiC

High hardness, good room and high temperature and strength, outstanding thermal shock resistance, extreme hardness, high thermal and electrical conductivity, low expansion coefficient, semiconductor,high oxidation resistance, refractive index greater than a diamond, operating temperatures 1100-1500ºC, high temperature strength, high chemical  and corrosión resistance, high fracture toughness,

High temperature resistant parts, mechanical seals, sliding bearings, mechanical seals for chemical pumps, wear parts such as thread guides, Kiln furniture crucibles, burners for high temperature furnaces, sand blasting nozzles, heat exchangers tubes, semiconductors, wafer processing plates & discs components

Silicon nitride Si3N4

High strength, low electrical and thermal conductivity (electrical insulator), high resistance to molten metals, excellent thermal shock resistance, high wear resistance, high temperature strength, excellent thermal shock resistance, wear resistance, light weight  (low density), chemical resistance, good fracture toughness, mechanical fatigue, excellent compressive strength and creep resistance, excellent non-wetting property with good oxidation resistance

Dielectric heating or RF (radio frequency) heating applications in tool industries for bearing and wear parts engines in abrasive environments, antiwear liner, powder equipment, molten metal parts, metal forming tools. Gas turbine engines,  turbocharger rotors, high temperature propulsión components, foundary components. Automotive: bearings, tappet shims and buckets, cam rollers, high pressured pumps parts, turbocharge rotors, rocker arm tips, welding location pins, squeeze rollers for radiator tube manufacturing. Balls & bearings.Non-ferrous foundries: thermocouples sheaths, riser tubes, heater tubes, valve rods, valve seats, aluminium powder atomizer tubes, molten metal pumps parts, rotor for degassing shaft, launders due to its high temperature capacity, excellent thermal shock, non-wetting properties. Coordinate Measuring Machine Styluses CMM: various types of styluses, styluses rods, plain bearings, ceramic balls

Hydroxy apatite HA

Chemically similar to the mineral component of bones and hard tissues in mammals, classed as bioactive, supports bone ingrowth and osseointegration

Used in prosthetics, orthopaedic, dental and maxillofacial applications

Alumina

Zirconia

SiC / SiSiC

Si3N4

Bulk Density g/cm3

3.8-3.9

5.8-6

3,1-3.2

3.1-3.3

Melting temperature ºC

2000

2715

2730 decomposes

1900 decomposes

Maximum operating temperature ºC

1500-1650

900-1000

1100-1500

1000-1150

Vickers Hardness HV (GPa)

15-20

10-15

18-22

13-20

Flexural Strength MPa

350-600

400-900

350-800

700-900

Compressive Strength MPa

2000-2600

2000-2500

1700-2400

700-2700

Young's Modulus of Elasticity GPa

360-380

200-220

430-440

270-300

Poisson's Ratio

0.23

0.31

0.16

0.28

Fracture Toughness MPa√m

4-6

6-7

4.5-5

6-7

Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion 40～400℃ /40～800℃ (×10-6/℃)

7.2/8

10/11

3.7/4.4

2.8/3.3

Thermal Conductivity　 20℃ W/(m・K)

30-34

2.9-3.1

60-200

23-54

Specific Heat J/(g・K)

0.78-0.79

0.46-0.47

0.67

0.65-0.66

Heat Shock Resistance (in water) ℃

200-250

300-400

380-420

800-900

Dielectric Strength KV/mm

12-15

11-13

-

12-13

Volume Resistivity 20℃ Ω・cm

>1014

>1014

105-108

>1014

Volume Resistivity 300℃ Ω・cm

1013

108

104

1012

Volume Resistivity 500℃ Ω・cm

1010

104

103

1010

Dielectric Constant 1MHz

9.7-9.9

28-32

-

8.3-9.6

Dielectric Loss Angle 1MH (×10-4)

1-2

16-17

-

5-19

Loss Factor ×10-4

10-20

470-520

-

Nitric Acid（60％）90℃,24H

10

0

<0.04

0.2-1.1

Sulphuric Acid（95％）95℃,24H 

<0.2

<0.05

0

0

Caustic Soda（30％）80℃,24H

<0.05

<0.1

0

0.1-0.5