Our Silicon Carbide materials have a wide range of applicability, from high performance cutting tools to protective coatings, as well as ceramic and metal matrix composites.
Our products are tough, heat resistant, and durable and withstand the most demanding applications and environments including:
- Ceramic cutting tools – Silar® silicon carbide whisker reinforces aluminium oxide to make the hardest cutting tool outside of diamond. Silar® delivers the ultimate in cutting tool productivity
- Technical ceramics – Ceramic parts reinforced with Silar® excel in dynamic operating environments requiring very high temperature stability, fracture resistance, wear resistance and resistance to chemicals
- Protective coatings – Our SI-TUFF™ line of high aspect ratio silicon carbide materials toughens protective coatings, increasing abrasion and scratch resistance, enhancing thermal conductivity and stability, and extending service life. Applications include non-stick cookware coatings, industrial fluoropolymer coatings, epoxy piping coatings, and ceramic coatings
- Ceramic and metal matrix coatings – SI-TUFF™ silicon carbide fibre is used as a reinforcement for a variety of ceramic and metal matrix composites, to enhance structural and thermal properties. It is pure silicon carbide and is available at a material cost an order of magnitude lower than other commercial silicon carbide fibre offerings
- Fibre reinforced plastics – Random fibre composites can be reinforced with SI-TUFF™ for exceptional isotropic properties. Mechanical and thermal properties are enhanced
- Plant cell transformations – Plant cells are transformed when brought into contact with our Biograde Silar® material. This material can be treated with DNA and used as messenger needles to transform plant cells
Ceramic Cutting Tools
Silar® silicon carbide whisker reinforces aluminium oxide to make the hardest cutting tool outside of diamond. Silar® delivers the ultimate in cutting tool productivity.
Technical Ceramics
Ceramic parts reinforced with Silar® excel in dynamic operating environments requiring very high temperature stability, fracture resistance, wear resistance and resistance to chemicals.
Protective Coatings
Our SI-TUFF™ line of high aspect ratio silicon carbide materials toughens protective coatings, increasing abrasion and scratch resistance, enhancing thermal conductivity and stability, and extending service life. Applications include non-stick cookware coatings, industrial fluoropolymer coatings, epoxy piping coatings, and ceramic coatings.
Ceramic and Metal Matrix Coatings
SI-TUFF™ silicon carbide fibre is used as a reinforcement for a variety of ceramic and metal matrix composites, to enhance structural and thermal properties. It is pure silicon carbide and is available at a material cost an order of magnitude lower than other commercial silicon carbide fibre offerings.
Fibre Reinforced Plastics
Random fibre composites can be reinforced with SI-TUFF™ for exceptional isotropic properties. Mechanical and thermal properties are enhanced.
Plant Cell Transformations
Plant cells are transformed when brought into contact with our Biograde Silar® material. This material can be treated with DNA and used as messenger needles to transform plant cells.