Structural Ceramics
Our line range of dense structural ceramics using proprietary zirconia ceramics includes:
- Custom blended ceramic alloy powders formed by isopressing
- Extrusion to meet customer specifications
Refractron's zirconia is offered in two materials: Magnesia Partially Stabilized Zirconia, Mg-PSZ and Yttria Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal, Y-TZP. Refractron's structural ceramic zirconia materials provide excellent erosion, corrosion and abrasion resistance along with temperature resistance, fracture toughness and strength. These ceramic alloy components are used in extreme service applications that take advantage of their superior wear and corrosion resistance. There are numerous applications for these materials are in the chemical and petrochemical industries. They provide economic payback in the way of reduced maintenance and down time. Zirconia is also becoming the material of choice for components in healthcare applications.
This dense structural ceramic material is usually precision ground using conventional diamond cutters and wheels. Machines used for precision grinding include:
- Surface grinders
- CNC milling machines
- Jig grinders
- Center less grinders
- CNC lathes
- ID grinders
The types of dense, structural ceramic components produced by Refractron include:
- Valve components
- Pump liners
- Plugs
- Sleeves
- Pistons
- Precision ceramic balls
- Spools
- Press tooling
- Extrusion tooling
- Wear plates
Other specialty products include a range of porous ceramic filters, diffusers and adsorbent filter/drier cores for refrigeration applications, dispersion parts, vacuum chucks, inkpads and gas probes.