Ceramics Overview
Ceramic materials have found a permanent place in various aspects of human lives, and their ongoing evolution keeps opening up new application opportunities. Since ancient times, technologies and applications of ceramics have steadily increased.
Ceramics can be defined as inorganic, non-metallic materials that are typically produced using clays and other minerals from the earth or chemically processed powder. The broad categories or segments that make up the ceramic industry can be classified as follows: traditional ceramics, technical ceramics, and advanced ceramics.
Advanced Structural Ceramics
Toughness has not been an attribute readily associated with ceramics. In fact, the term "brittle" would have more aptly come to mind. Until now! Imagine ceramic parts with the toughness normally associated with steel...but with greater surface hardness, higher abrasion and corrosion resistance.
Advanced structural ceramics are made using chemically prepared powders so that the chemical purity and important physical properties can be controlled. Today, the market for advanced structural ceramics (ASC) is large and growing as they continue to replace more traditional materials like metals and plastics in many applications while providing the only material solution in some specific and strategic applications.
Advantages of Ceramics vs. Steel
Our ceramic products outperform the hardest steel by 5 to 50 times with regards to longevity and are referred to as ceramic steel. The higher strength and higher hardness of our patented ceramic materials yield superior wear and abrasion resistance as well as superior corrosion resistance.
About Structural Ceramics
