It has the highest toughness and strength at room temperature of all the advanced ceramic materials. It’s high thermal expansion (a=11 x 10-6/K) makes it similar to some types of steel. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
LSP Industrial Ceramics, Inc.
Myrtle Beach, SC | 609-397-8330, 609-397-8341As a manufacturer and stocking distributor of industrial and technical ceramics, LSP carries the most diversified inventory of ceramic tubes, spacers, bushings, etc. in the industry.
C-Mac International, LLC
Pittsburgh, PA | 412-406-7171C-Mac International, LLC is a custom ceramics supplier. We provide advanced ceramic component parts manufacturing for a variety of industries and provide solutions to many ceramic needs.
Insaco Inc.
Quakertown, PA | 215-536-3500Insaco provides custom grinding and machining services to fabricate precision parts from sapphire, quartz, and most technical ceramics including alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, and others.
Applied Ceramics
Fremont, CA | 510-249-9700Years of experience have created unique specializations and expertise of our engineering and product consultation team. Applied Ceramics has a proven track record in creating the highest quality products for semiconductor processing equipment, automotive ceramics, cutting tools and many other industrial ceramics. We’ve machined products for industries such as aerospace/aviation, medical, nuclear, and more, but can produce products from high-end materials for all relevant enterprises.
Du-Co Ceramics Company
Saxonburg, PA | 724-352-1511Du-Co Ceramics is a worldwide source for technical, precision ceramics since 1949, using extrusion, dry pressing and secondary machining processes. Standard products include thermocouple ceramic tubes, ball and socket beads, steatite washers, cup and shoulder bushings, ribbed and grooved bushings. Materials used are Steatite, Cordierite, Mullite, Alumina, Forsterite and MgO.
PremaTech Advanced Ceramics
Worcester, MA | 508-791-9549PremaTech Advanced Ceramics fabricates basic and complex components made of technical ceramics and other ultra-hard materials. For over 30 years, PremaTech has been an industry leader in ceramic machining and polishing, with special expertise in silicon carbide. We have in-house engineering and are ISO 9001 certified. Let us develop a solution for your most challenging application.
Zirconia Ceramics - C-Mac International, LLC
Zirconia Ceramics - C-Mac International, LLCIt also has excellent thermal insulation and low thermal conductivity: 2.5 to 3 W/mK. Zirconia ceramics have fine grain size, which allows for sharp edges and smooth surfaces. It also has the ability to conduct oxygen ions, and this can be used for the measuring of oxygen partial pressures in lambda probes.
These properties make zirconia ceramics ideal for joining ceramic and steel, and other applications such as knives, pump shafts, metal-forming tools, tweezers, fixtures, scissors, auxiliaries in welding processes, tools for wire forming, materials for crowns and bridges in dentistry, and insulating rings in thermal processes.
Some common zirconia ceramics products include zirconia plate, zirconia rod, zirconia tube, and zirconia ball. Zirconia ball valves, for instance, can be an ideal substitute for monal and titanium valves, as they offer low cost and longer working life.