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Ceramic Materials

Each ceramic material possesses its own benefits and weaknesses, and therefore the service in which a ceramic component is to be installed in must be reviewed thoroughly. Some of the factors that will affect ceramic performance (or may even cause disasterous failure) are:

• Temperature swings
• Chemical attack
• Mechanical stresses or forces
• Impingement angle
• Severity of fluid erosion

Out of all the ceramic materials, Ceresist utilizes alumina and Hexoloy silicon carbide the most. We have found that high-alumina has superior resistance to corrosion and abrasion, and is a very cost-effective material when large or complex shapes are specified. Sintered silicon carbide is our choice for the toughest applications when an extremely high level of erosion resistance is required, and/or the ceramic material is to be installed in a severely corrosive environment.

Ceramic Materials

Hardness Comparison

Corrosion Comparison

Physical Properties