Machinable & Dense Ceramics

Technical Bulletin A1

Aremco offers a broad range of machinable and fully-dense ceramic materials for applications in which high temperature insulation, thermal shock resistance and high dielectric strength are required. Aremcolox™ and Super-Heat™ ceramics include compositions based on aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, alumino-silicates, boron nitride, glass-ceramics, magnesium oxide, and zirconium phosphate. Production capabilities include isostatic and dry pressing, low pressure injection molding, extrusion, slip-casting, and CNC machining.

Machinable & Dense Ceramics
Product
Composition
Max. Temperature °F (°C)

502-0400
Glass-Ceramic
700 (371)

502-0600
Glass-Ceramic
1100 (593)

502-0676
High Density Magnesium Oxide
3270 (1800)

502-1100-UF
Alumino-Silicate, Un-Fired
1000 (537)

502-1100-FF
Alumino-Silicate, Full-Fired
2100 (1150)

502-1400-BF
Aluminum Oxide, Bisque-Fired
2600 (1427)

502-1400-FF
Aluminum Oxide, Full-Fired
3000 (1649)

502-1500-LD
Zirconium Phosphate, Low Density
2800 (1538)

502-1550-MD
Zirconium Phosphate, Medium Density
2800 (1538)

502-1600-94
Boron Nitride, 94%
2100 (1150)

502-1600-99
Boron Nitride, 99%
5430 (3000)

502-1800
Aluminum Nitride/Boron Nitride Composite
2200 (1200) Vacuum
1200 (700) Air

Aremco machines and presses parts to print and offers additional ceramics upon request including cordierite, Macor, mullite, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, steatite, and zirconia.

 

AEROSPACE
Gas nozzles, thermal insulators, space mirrors, and nose cones.

AUTOMOTIVE
Diesel port liners, manifold insulation, catalyst support systems, flow separator housings, regenerator cores, turbine nozzles.

ELECTRICAL
Connector housings, heater and resistor supports, stand-offs, instrument and appliance insulators, coil forms and bobbins.

ELECTRONICS
Wafer chucks, insulators, vacuum tube structures, microwave housings, arc barriers, x-ray equipment, and PVD applications.

HEAT TREATING
Brazing/carburizing fixtures, induction heating tubes, furnace and tooling insulation, kiln furniture, welding jigs, hot forming dies.

METALLURGICAL
Molten metal crucibles, nozzles, troughs, liners, transfer rollers, structural parts, filters, thermocouple sheaths, permanent molds.

PETROCHEMICAL
High temperature corrosion and wear resistant components.

PLASTICS
Hot die parts for thermoplastic forming equipment.

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