Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Technical Ceramics

Types of Technical Ceramics

The category of technical ceramics refers to a group of ceramic materials which are created under high temperature conditions and are thus used to great success for machining in industries where parts which are resistant to heat are required. Technical ceramics include oxides such as Alumina (Aluminum Oxide), Carbides such as Silicon Carbide, and combination ceramics which combine oxides and carbides. These are all used to produce parts which are widely used, in research, processing, manufacturing and other applications.

Machining and Technical Ceramics

Machining made from technical ceramics can be purchased via specialist manufacturers, who make parts including guides, spacers, washers, rods, tubes, rings, and other common machining. Because these materials can be cast in the final shape with less need for hard tooling in the form of drilling, polishing and other time-consuming processes, the cost of ceramic machining is kept relatively low so that machining made from technical ceramics is an affordable solution which is used in many major industries.