Specialty Ceramics
Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ specialty ceramics' products help customers to address unique challenges in thermal and chemical processing, heat exchangers, industrial metrology, temperature sensing, brazing, mechanical seals, semiconductor wafer processing, sandblasting and renewable energy generation applications.
The specialty ceramics portfolio consists of a wide range of products, sold as well-known brands:
- Hexoloy® sintered silicon carbide
- Norbide® hot pressed boron carbide
- Noralide® hot pressed silicon nitride
- Silit® siliconized silicon carbide
- Advancer® N-Durance, Refrax 20E nitride bonded silicon carbide
- Alundum® Aluminum oxide materials
- Magnorite® MgO materials
- Durafrax® Alumina materials
Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ utilize materials expertise, innovative designs, creative engineering and precision manufacturing processes to deliver reliable solutions to global customers in automotive, chemical, aerospace, non-ferrous metals, nuclear and other renewable energy, industrial pumps and sealing industries; as well as OEM equipment makers and machine shops.
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Nozzles
Abrasive Blasting Nozzles and FGD Nozzles
The extreme hardness of sintered silicon carbide and hot pressed boron carbide makes these materials excellent choices for nozzles and wear pads in high wear applications.
Hexoloy® SA SiC and Norbide® B4C nozzles outlast tungsten carbide and demonstrate proven performance in abrasive blasting and atomization applications.
Silit® SKG SiSiC and Hexoloy® SA SiC spiral nozzles are frequently used for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) in power plants.
FAQ
What advantages does boron carbide offer over silicon carbide?
Boron carbide is lighter and harder than silicon carbide.
What advantages do silicon carbide and boron carbide nozzles have over tungsten carbide?
Both silicon carbide and boron carbide are lighter materials than tungsten carbide, while also offering superior hardness. These key factors enable easier nozzle handling and longer service life.
What are the advantages of using silicon carbide nozzles in power plants?
Hexoloy® SiSiC and Silit® SiSiC offer excellent chemical corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance. This makes these materials ideally suited to the harsh environment typically found in flue gas desulfurization units in power plants.
