Ceramic Systems for Kilns & Furnaces
The products and solutions for kilns & furnaces under Saint-Gobain Ceramic Systems are designed and developed for many applications to facilitate consistent and long-term performance.
Our products are designed to withstand high temperatures (up to 1.800°C) and severe operating conditions.
Developed and manufactured to suit all types of kilns & furnaces that are typically used in various industry segments.
Sanitary & Dinnerware Industries
Our kiln furniture systems are designed and constructed of advanced silicon carbide (SiC) materials, thinner, lighter and significantly stronger than traditional kiln furniture for meeting improved energy efficiencies in high temperature applications.
Benefits:
- Reduced energy consumption
- Optimum rate of capacity utilization
- High flexibility
- Excellent product quality
- Very good thermal shock resistance
Automotive Diesel Particle Filter & Gas Particle Filter
Our most trusted kiln furniture technology delivers increased productivity for DPF & GPF filter and substrate manufacturing while reducing energy consumption. Our design services are key to optimizing individual requirements.
Benefits
- Large assembly configurations
- Shape stability and strength
- Outstanding thermal shock resistance
- Defined flatness and surface finish
Automotive Hot Stamping
Hot stamping, or press hardening, is an established process used in automotive manufacturing to produce high-strength structural parts from thin sheet metal. The objective is to thermally-induce chemical changes in the metal at extremely high temperatures while forming it into the desired profile. This enables the fabrication of complex shapes with exceptional strength-to-weight ratios while all-but eliminating undesired phenomena like spring back.
Our rollers for hot stamping roller hearth kilns greatly improve efficiencies by reducing premature roller failure and maintenance related downtime. They are manufactured using a customized silicon carbide (SiC) material which offers unique advantages for every challenge.
Benefits:
- Lower process rejections & maintenance costs
- Long product life
- Maintain - Enables rework and re-use
- Customized solutions
Technical Ceramics
Our advanced ceramics (also referred to as technical ceramics or industrial ceramics) solutions cover a variety of different and highly specialized industrial ceramic & refractory applications that require ceramic materials with unique mechanical, electrical, thermal and chemical properties and property combinations.
We offer a large selection of silicon carbide, high purity alumina, high alumina- mullite, mullite and zirconia refractory and kiln furniture products.
Benefits
- High temperature stability and strength
- Excellent thermal shock resistance
- Optimum rate of capacity utilization
- Chemical compatibility
- Superior size capability
Lithium Battery & Cathode Powders
Li-ion batteries are ubiquitous in Electric Vehicles and storage, handheld electronics, medical equipment, power tools and many other products. Suppliers are responding on several fronts by developing new battery chemistries for greater energy density, boosting recycling efforts and expanding battery production.
Roller hearth kilns operating at high temperatures are crucial in the manufacturing of cathode powders for lithium batteries Saint-Gobain offers Hexoloy and Silit SK rollers.
Benefits:
- Long service life
- High reliability with large loads.
- Exceptional strength at high-temperature operation with high chemical corrosion resistance
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) | Bulk density | Apparent porosity | Modulus of rupture | Thermal expansion | ||
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| % | °C | kg/dm3 | Vol. % | RT2) | 1400°C | 10-6/K | |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4.5 |
| Hexoloy® | >99 | 1750 | 3.07 | <0.6 | 380 | 370 | 4.02 |
Glass Technology
Glass technology includes horizontal tempering of large glass plates for flat screens or glass ceramic cooktops. For roller hearth kilns, high temperature zones are predominantly equipped with silicon carbide rollers. Co-development of innovative muffles that have steadily increased the size & quality of LCD display glass.
Benefits:
- Excellent thermal conductivity
- High strength and shape stability
- No deformation over the whole temperature range
Abrasives & Grinding Media
For the production of grinding wheels and grinding, Saint-Gobain offers a diverse family of kiln furniture materials and components including batts, saggers, and structural supports media. Our kiln furniture systems are designed and manufactured of advanced silicon carbide (SiC) materials.
Benefits:
- Thinner, lighter and significantly stronger than traditional kiln furniture for meeting improved energy efficiencies in high temperature applications - minimize mass while maximizing strength.
Ceramic Systems
We offer Kiln furniture systems with expertise in design and customization for every type of kiln and automated system.
And, our LO-MASS® components are customizable and flexible for whiteware and porcelain tableware firing systems.
Benefits:
- Energy efficiencies in high temperature applications
- Minimize mass while maximizing strength
- Increased automation compatibility for loading and unloading
We also offer a variety of kiln furniture components including plates, setters, support beams and support posts.
Beams
Beams are used to provide structural support for numerous high temperature kiln and furnace applications. They are available in at least three different materials, namely Silit® SK siliconized silicon carbide; N-Durance® nitride bonded silicon carbide, and Hexoloy® SE sintered silicon carbide. We offer a large selection of cross-sections, wall thickness and lengths (cross section as small as 12.5 mm and length up to 3 500 mm.). Beams are formed using slip-casting or extrusion processes. As-fired beams can be used "as-is" or finished to customer’s tolerances.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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Apparent porosity Vol. |
Modulus of rupture |
Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Refractory Bricks Linings
High alumina, mullite and zirconia brick linings for high temperature kilns and atmosphere furnaces ensure optimal thermal processing.
Benefits:
- High temperature stability and strength
- Excellent thermal shock resistance
- Optimum rate of capacity utilization
- Chemical compatibility
- Superior size capability
High-Load Beams
High-load (HL) beams from Saint-Gobain offer extreme high-loading capacity at elevated temperature (1 tonne - 1.600°C / 3.000°F).
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Lavi Setters
N-Durance® lavi setters provide a flat setting surface for drop-in lavatory sinks used in the sanitary ware industry. Our lavi setters offer exceptional thermal shock and, high oxidation resistance.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
Lug posts
Our lug post designs enable maximum flexibility for automated loading and unloading while offering kiln car structural stability and safety.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
Plates & Batts
Saint-Gobain offers a wide range of materials and sizes for plates or batts. To find the best solution for your system, please speak to our experienced engineers. They understand your needs and will help you make the right product selection for your application.
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Mulnorite® KN 176 | 82 | 1700 | 2,7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5,3 |
| Mullfrax EM 27 | 90 | 1750 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | > 1700 |
| Alundum® AH 191 A | 91 | 1750 | 2,9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| AnnaCarbid® 42 | 40 | 1430 | 2,5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 65 | 65 | 1450 | 2,5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 94 | 84 | 1500 | 2,5 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| NSiC 2165 | 79 | 1600 - 1650 | 2,72 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 4,5 |
| NSiC 2172 | 80 | 1600 | 2,65 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 4,5 |
| AnnaSicon® RTH | 75 | 1650 | 2,63 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
XXL plates
In order to meet the constantly growing challenges of our customers, our innovative XXL plate size
guarantees more products and less kiln furniture for your system. Saint-Gobain offers individual designs that are available up to approximately 1250 x 900 x 10 mm. They are approximately
two times larger than other advanced silicon carbide plates currently offered on the market.
Benefits:
- Increased setting space
- Further reduction of structural supports and kiln furniture
- Eliminate joints/seams underneath product
- Flatness retention over large setting area
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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Apparent porosity Vol. |
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Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
Plate setters
Plate setters are mainly used in the dinnerware industry. Saint-Gobain offers a full range of single and multi-plate setters from different materials to be used in fast-firing systems.
Benefits:
- Excellent thermal conductivity
- Excellent thermal shock resistance
- Shape stability and strength
- Defined flatness and surface finish
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
Bulk density |
Apparent porosity Vol. |
Modulus of rupture |
Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| AnnaSicon® RTH | 75 | 1650 | 2,63 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
Refractory shapes
Innovative materials from our R&D department offer high temperature stability, thermal shock and corrosion resistance along with other application tailored properties. Saint-Gobain has a complete range of oxide refractory materials.
Rollers
Our rollers offer distinctive mechanical, thermal & corrosion resistant characteristics, which makes them best in class and delivers unmatched performance.
Benefits:
- Significant longer life time
- No breakage
- No diffusion into the roller material
- Easy removable contaminations
- Reduced maintenance needs
For steel hardening hot forming processes, our Hot Stamping Rollers (HSR) are the best solution for your Roller Hearth Kiln. They provide longer life and less maintenance.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
Bulk density |
Apparent porosity Vol. |
Modulus of rupture |
Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Saggers
Our ability to manufacture a wide range of silicon carbide, mullite and alumina sagger materials caters to a wide spectrum of powder, pigment and other types of bulk firing applications.
Benefits:
- Various materials and shapes are available
- High temperature stability
- Defined flatness, shape stability and strength
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
Bulk density |
Apparent porosity Vol. |
Modulus of rupture |
Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Mulnorite® KN 176 | 82 | 1700 | 2,7 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5,3 |
| Mullfrax EM 27 | 90 | 1750 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | > 1700 |
| Alundum® AH 191 A | 91 | 1750 | 2,9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| AnnaCarbid® 42 | 40 | 1430 | 2,5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 65 | 65 | 1450 | 2,5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 94 | 84 | 1500 | 2,5 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| NSiC 2165 | 79 | 1600 - 1650 | 2,72 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 4,5 |
| NSiC 2172 | 80 | 1600 | 2,65 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 4,5 |
| AnnaSicon® RTH | 75 | 1650 | 2,63 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Setters
Our engineered ceramics and setters are used in the production of electronic ceramics, including alumina substrates, capacitors, ferrites, titanates, glass, quartz and crystals.
- Excellent thermal shock resistance
- Shape stability and strength
- Defined flatness and surface finish
Supports
We offer unique designs and materials with high oxidation and corrosion resistance, excellent thermal shock resistance and outstanding structural support for your kiln furniture system.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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Apparent porosity Vol. |
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Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Alundum® AH 191 A | 91 | 1750 | 2,9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| AnnaCarbid® 42 | 40 | 1430 | 2,5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 65 | 65 | 1450 | 2,5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| AnnaCarbid® 94 | 84 | 1500 | 2,5 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| NSiC 2165 | 79 | 1600 - 1650 | 2,72 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 4,5 |
| NSiC 2172 | 80 | 1600 | 2,65 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 4,5 |
| AnnaSicon® RTH | 75 | 1650 | 2,63 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Tubes
Innovative materials from our R&D department offer a wide range of tube sizes and features that also possess high temperature stability, high thermal conductivity, excellent thermal shock resistance and corrosion resistance for numerous applications and processes.
Different lengths and diameters are available. Feasible dimensions up to 3000 mm.
| SiC-content | Max. service temperature1) |
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Apparent porosity Vol. |
Modulus of rupture |
Thermal |
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| (%) | (°C) | (kg/dm3) | (%) | (RT2)) | (1400°C) | (10-6/K) | |
| Silit® SK | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| Silit® SKD | 85 | 1380 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 260 | 4,5 |
| N-Durance® | 70 | 1450 - 2642 | 2,75 | ≤ 1 | 170 – 180 | 170 – 190 | 4,4 |
| Crystar® 2000 | > 99 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Crystar® 3000 | > 97 | 1600 | 2,7 | 15 | 80 | 90 | 4,8 |
| Hexoloy® | > 99 | 1750 | 3,07 | < 0,6 | 380 | 370 | 4,02 |
Waffle slabs
- Porous material Crystar
- Enables stable de-binding
- Maintaining high stability and strength
Zirconia Products
Saint-Gobain offers zirconia refractory in a wide variety of structural brick and shapes in both dense and insulating bubble grain.
- Calcia and yttria stabilized zirconia brick and shapes
- Dense and insulating
- Diverse shape capability
- For extreme high temperature applications
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