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Magnesium Stabilized Zirconia Ceramic – For Ultra-High Temperature

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Introduction Magnesia Stabilized Zirconia (MSZ)  is a great refractory and insulating material due to high oxygen ion conductivity, high strength and toughness, and good thermal shock resistance. It has a clean melt at temperatures above 1900 ° C and above and is specially manufactured for melting superalloys and precious metals. Its superior thermal shock resistance to temperatures reaching up to 2200 ° C. Prime Features: High thermal shock resistance High wear-resistant and erosion-resistant Metal corrosion resistance in high temperature Excellent non-wetting characteristics High strength Long service life The stabilizers and grains combination can be designed according to customer’s using environment. Application temperature:  0 ° C-2200℃ Applicable environment:  Air, Vacuum, or Atmosphere Protection Environment Application Field: High temperature melt flow control -Sizing nozzle, Ladle skateboard panel, Converter slag blocking slide plate and...

Black Alumina Ceramic: Ideal Material for High-Reliability Optoelectronic Packaging

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Traditional white   alumina ceramics   have held a significant market position in electronic packaging applications due to their excellent electrical insulation, high-temperature resistance, and mechanical strength. However, with the rapid miniaturization and high-powerization of optoelectronic devices, users’ demands for the optical purity and signal accuracy of products have become increasingly strict. The high-reflectivity white ceramic surface can no longer meet the requirements of many high-precision packaging fields. For this purpose, black alumina ceramic materials were developed. These materials not only retain the original characteristics of the materials but also possess excellent light absorption properties and low reflectivity.     Black alumina ceramics are made from alumina materials by doping specific metal or non-metal ions. These dopants can absorb various light waves in the visible light spectrum, thereby achieving a stable black appearance. This ma...

Oxygen Sensors and the Role of Advanced Heating Elements

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Introduction: What is an Oxygen Sensor? An oxygen sensor is a key device for measuring the oxygen concentration in exhaust gas. At its core, the sensor relies on a zirconia or ceramic sensing element, supported by a built-in heater, which provides real-time feedback to the engine control unit (ECU). This feedback ensures that the engine maintains an ideal air-fuel ratio, thereby enhancing fuel efficiency, reducing emissions, and improving the overall performance of the engine.   Applications of Oxygen Sensors Automotive   Installed both upstream and downstream of catalytic converters   Fundamental to meeting emission compliance standards (OBD-I and OBD-II)   Industrial They are widely used in boilers, furnaces, and other combustion monitoring systems.   Environmental Applied in gas detection, air quality monitoring, and safety systems   Types of Oxygen Sensors (Bosch Case Study)   Thimble Sensors: Traditional ceramic type, highly durable, requiring an ...

Ceramic Packaging for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS): Solutions for Harsh Environments

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  Unlike single-function devices made by traditional manufacturing techniques, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) is a micro-sized controllable electromechanical device system that integrates micro-mechanical structures, sensors, actuators, and electronic components. This type of product has numerous advantages, including small size, light weight, low cost, low power consumption, high reliability, mass producibility, easy integration, and intelligent implementation. This also means that encapsulation not only needs to protect the internal microelectronic components from external impurities, but also provides a stable and controllable physical environment for the internal structure. Different types of MEMS products all have their own unique manufacturing processes and specific packaging forms.   Ceramic packages , due to its excellent airtightness, outstanding thermal-mechanical properties, insulation, and thermal stability, generally offers better comprehensive performanc...

High Purity Alumina Ceramic Handling Arm

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Semiconductor equipment requires a large number of  precision ceramic components . Because of the advantages of high hardness, high elastic modulus, high wear resistance, high insulation, corrosion resistance and low expansion, it can be used as parts of silicon wafer polishing machine, epitaxy/oxidation/diffusion heat treatment equipment, photolithography machine, deposition equipment, semiconductor etching equipment, ion implanter and so on. Semiconductor ceramics are alumina, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, boron nitride, and so on, in semiconductor equipment, the value of precision ceramics about 16% . 1. Alumina (Al2O3) Alumina (Al2O3) is the most widely used ceramic material in semiconductor equipment. It has the advantages of stable material structure, high mechanical strength, high hardness, high melting point, corrosion resistance, good chemical stability, high resistivity, and good electrical insulation. In semiconductor etching equipment, high purity ...