When does a gimmick end up as a useful, saleable product? When designers and engineers see that it will solve a problem! That is just what happened when Ceramco made some nuts and bolts out of ceramic material (alumina) for promotional purposes. Seeing these nuts and bolts on display at an industry trade show, people …
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The Hot and Cold Facts of Ceramics
Du-Co Ceramics Company has customers who approach us daily with problems they have using materials other than ceramics in their applications. They ask us if ceramics might solve their problems. In many cases, one of our ceramic materials has the properties that allow us to give our customer the proper engineered solution that they are …
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Put an End to Diffusion Confusion
Certain environments are particularly troublesome when it comes to choosing materials of construction. Think about processes – whether at ambient or elevated temperatures – where chemicals, pollutants, oxidation and ozone are an everyday occurrence. Add to this the need for “stripping” by way of gas diffusion processes and you have a real challenge on your …
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Pores Without Holes
How do you get a component with fine-sized pores that is resistant to molten Aluminum and won’t plug up? This is just the problem that plagues those who manufacture aluminum parts from molten aluminum, such as automotive wheel and structural component manufacturers. Part of the manufacturing process involves a degassing step which removes unwanted hydrogen …
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A New Kind of Composite
Continuous processes always demand “extra” from the system’s components. Since the key is to run “continuously”, anything that can be done to reduce downtime and enhance productivity contributes to the bottom line. But what if your continuous process involves the need to assure a smooth even “flow” for hundreds of tons of molten steel through …
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