Ceramic pastes

3d-ceram-material
Aluminium Nitride (AlN)

Properties:

  • High thermal conductivity
  • Electrical insulation
  • Good mechanical strength

Application:

  • Electronics industry
Silicon Nitride (Si3N4)

Properties:

  • Very resistant, low density
  • Good resistance to thermal shocks, wear and corrosion (liquids and gas)
  • Mechanical properties
  • Low wettability against molten metals
  • Good electrical insulation

Application:

  • Semi conductor
  • Heating tubes
  • Pump and valves components
Silicore (Silica based ceramic)

Properties:

  • High mechanical resistance
  • Porous ceramic, easily dissolvable
  • Very stable at high temperature
  • Compatible with complex shapes like cores
  • Used with alloys except cobalt

Application:

  • Foundry cores
Alumina Toughened Zirconia ATZ

Properties:

The ceramic ATZ combines both Alumina (20%) and Zirconia (80%) ceramics in one.

  • Great hardness and tenacity
  • Biocompatibility
  • Resistance to wear and thermal shock

Application:

  • Implants
  • Teeth
  • Wear resistant parts
Cordierite

The cordierite is a magnesium alumina silicate material and has different properties:

  • Low CTE and thermal conductivity
  • Wear resistant
  • Good for vacuum application

Application:

  • Optical parts for aerospace
  • Metrology
Zirconia 8Y (ZrO2)

8 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia properties:

  • Ionic conductivity
  • Oxygen-ion conductivity
  • Heat insulating

Application:

  • Fuel cell
Hydroxyapatite

Properties:

  • Biocompatibility
  • Excellent bioactivity
  • Good osseointegration

Application:

  • Tibial osteotomy wedges
  • Intervetebral cages
  • Cranial implants
  • Bone substitute
  • Spine implants
  • Orthopedic implants
Zirconia 3Y (ZrO2)

Properties:

  • Excellent mechanical properties
  • Chemical inertness
  • Great hardness

Application:

  • Jewelry
  • Watches
  • Biomedical devices
  • Electronic equipment
Tricalcium Phosphate

Properties:

  • Chemical composition close to bone
  • Biocompatible
  • Bioresorbable

Application:

  • Biomedical
  • Implants
Silica (SiO2)

Properties:

  • Good leachability

Application:

  • Foundry cores
  • Optical applications
Alumina (Al2O3)

Properties:

  • Good mechanical strength, wear resistance and thermal conductivity
  • High electrical resistivity
  • High hardness
  • Chemical inert

Application:

  • Electrical insulators
  • Laboratory devices
  • Telecommunication equipment
  • Electronical devices
  • Spatial
  • Foundry cores
  • Optical instruments