The products and solutions for kilns & furnaces under Saint-Gobain Ceramic Systems are designed and developed for many applications to facilitate...
Silicon Carbide Beams
Silicon carbide beams are available in at least three different materials including:
- Silit® SKD - siliconized silicon carbide
- Advancer® nitride bonded silicon carbide
- Hexoloy® SE sintered silicon carbide
Beams can be manufactured in a wide range of cross-sections, wall thicknesses and lengths (up to 4 m) via slip-casting or extrusion processes.
As-fired beams can be used ‘as-is’ or these can be finished to meet a customer’s required tolerances.
Applications include structural support in high temperature processes and metrology equipment.
Features and Benefits
- Very high strength
- Oxidation resistance
- Thermal stability
- Low mass
- Structural support
- High precision metrology
Typical Properties of Hexoloy® SE SiC
| Properties | Unit | Value | ||
| Material | % | Hexoloy SE SiC | ||
| Maximum Use Temperature | °C | 1900 | ||
| Flexural Strength |
@ Room Temp @ 1,450°C @ 1,600°C |
MPa |
280 270 300 |
|
| Density | g/cc | 3.05 | ||
| Apparent Porosity | % | |||
| Modulus of Elasticity |
@ 20°C @ 1,300°C |
GPa |
420 363 |
|
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 10-6/°C | 4.02 | ||
| Thermal Conductivity | @ 1,200°C | W/(mK) | 34.8 | |
Beams can be made in large selections of cross-sections, wall thickness and lengths (up to 4 m) using slip-casting or extrusion process.
