N-Durance® Plate Setters

Nitride Bonded Silicon Carbide Plate Setters

Plate setters are primarily used in the dinnerware industry. Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories offers a full range of single and multi-plate setters manufactured from different materials. These plate setters are ideal for use in fast-firing systems.

Features and Benefits

Benefits
  • Excellent thermal conductivity
  • Excellent thermal shock resistance
  • Shape stability and strength
  • Defined flatness and surface finish
Material Properties
  SiC-content Max. Service Temperature Bulk Density Apparent Porosity Vol. Modolus of Rupture Thermal Expansion αRT 1,100°C
  (%) (°C) (kg/dm3) (%) (RT2) (1,400°C) (10-6/K)
N-Durance® 70 1,450 - 2,642 2.75 ≤ 1 170 – 180 170 – 190 4.4

 

Applications

Suitable for the firing of a diverse range of dinnerware products.