The use of ceramics in high thermal conductivity applications is a growing specialized market. Oxide ceramics are the most common base materials. But the majority of them are limited to 26-30 W/mK which, when compared to the two most common high thermal conductivity...
Aluminum Nitride (AlN) vs Shapal
Machinable AlN, with the trademark of Shapal Hi-M Soft, is the market leader, with a 30 year pedigree. This tends to be the go to material when you have reached the extremes of temperature, thermal shock, electrical insulation, while having the ability to be machined...
Cutting Ceramics with Fire & Water
Over the years there have been many great movies involving fire and water and the fantasy drama television series ‘Game of Thrones’ has done much to take two of the earth’s most natural elements to a whole new level.
Behind the scenes, fire and water provide a slightly less glamorous […]
What are Machinable Ceramics?
For most people, ceramics are hard, brittle materials, mostly associated with tiles, bricks, and pottery. These functional and mostly clay-based materials are the most common ceramics in daily use. The more specialist technical ceramics used in extreme environments and demanding […]