High Performance Materials
MTC Stourport offers a range of high performance materials formulated specifically for the CIM process. The materials have been designed in line with our customers' requirements to give optimal characteristics in challenging applications.
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Hilox 998
Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)
Silicon Nitride
Zyranox Medical Grade Zirconia
Complies with ISO 13356 "Implants for Surgery using Non-Metallic Materials"
A very high purity zirconia-based material, partially stabilised with yttria. Contains 99.9 % ZrO2, Y2O3 and HfO2 in combination.
Prime Features
- Clinical use since 1990
- Very high mechanical strength
- Very dense and non-porous
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Can also be used for metallised applications
- Ultra fine grain
- Excellent wear resistance
- High impact resistance and toughness.
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Hilox 998 (99.6% Alumina)
A 99.6% purity, fully dense alumina typically used in ceramic injection moulding and extrusion forming for applications requiring good electrical properties and resistance to thermal and chemical fatigue
Prime Features
- Non-porous and vacuum tight
- High volume resistivity
- Good thermal conductivity
- Resistant to chemical attack
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Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)
A high purity alumina based material with a zirconia addition to improve mechanical properties. Contains >99 % Al2O3, ZrO2, and HfO2 in combination.
Prime features
- Ultra fine grain
- Very dense and non-porous
- High impact resistance
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Silicon Nitride
Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) is a relatively new member of the ceramics family, being developed in the 1960s. It is used in many varied applications, but it lends itself particularly to applications where high temperatures are involved. This is not limited to continuous temperatures, as with many ceramics because of Si3N4's exceptional thermal shock resistance, it is also widely used in cyclic thermal applications.
Prime Features
- Porous, low density material.
- Exceptional resistance to thermal downshock.
- Excellent resistance to wetting and attack by molten non-ferrous alloys containing aluminum, magnesium, copper, zinc and lead.
- Low thermal conductivity.
- Good electrical resistance
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