Maximum Temperature
Materials Ranked by Maximum Temperature (Inert)
Boron Nitride (BN) is top of the charts when it comes to maximum temperature withstanding temperatures up to 2000℃. It also has outstanding thermal conductivity and has good machinability amongst other attributes. A close 2nd is Shapal Hi M Soft™ withstanding temperatures up to 1900℃ and also offering high mechanical strength and thermal conductivity.
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Boron Nitride (BN) - Various Grades
2000 ℃
Boron Nitride (BN) is an advanced synthetic ceramic material available in solid and powder form. It has outstanding thermal conductivity and is easy to machine whilst maintaining it’s electrical insulation properties.
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Shapal Hi M Soft™ - Machinable AlN
1900 ℃
Shapal Hi-M Soft is a hybrid type of machinable Aluminum Nitride (AlN) ceramic that offers high mechanical strength and thermal conductivity whilst maintaining it’s electrical properties.
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Silicon Carbide (SiC) – CeramaSil-C™
1900 ℃
Silicon Carbide (SiC) is one of the lightest, hardest, and strongest advanced ceramic materials with exceptional thermal conductivity, acid resistance, and low thermal expansion.
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Silicon Carbide / Boron Carbide (SiC+B4C) - DuraShock™
1800 ℃
DuraShock™ is a Silicon Carbide / Boron Carbide tough and hard lightweight ceramic composites for ballistic protection applications.
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Alumina (Al2O3) – CeramAlox™ Ultra Pure
1750 ℃
CeramaAlox Ultra Pure is a very high purity (99.95%) grade of Alumina (Aluminium Oxide) exhibiting an exceptional combination of mechanical and electrical properties.
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Related Properties
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Thermal Conductivity
Thermal conductivity measures how easily heat is transmitted through a material. There is a growing specialist market for advanced ceramics use in applications with high thermal conductivity requirements.
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Thermal Expansion
Advanced ceramics have generally low coefficients of thermal expansion which is the measure of how much a material expands due to a rise in temperature. When heat is applied to most materials they expand due to their atomic structure, due to ceramics atomic composition they are able to stay stable across a wider range of temperatures.