Technical Ceramics

Alumina (Al2O3) is one of the most widely used, general purpose technical ceramics. Alumina provides several benefits including being extremely hard and wear resistant across a wide temperature range.

Aluminium Nitride (AlN) is a material that displays relatively high thermal conductivity for an electrically insulating ceramic. For this reason it plays an important role in microelectronics applications, including heatsinks and substrates.

Macor® from Corning Inc. is a white machinable glass ceramic which withstands high temperatures while providing tight tolerance capability. It has the benefit of being machinable with ordinary metalworking tools.

Silicon Carbide (SiC) combines high thermal conductivity with extreme hardness, wear resistance, thermal shock resistance with a weight half that of steel.

Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) provides high thermal shock resistance coupled with a resistance to fracturing. In addition it displays high temperature strength and wear resistance, making it perfectly suited for internal combustion and turbine engine applications.

Roditi can supply a wide range of precision machined and polished parts manufactured from advanced technical ceramics and other ultra-hard materials.

Tungsten Carbide (WC) is an extremely hard material with a high melting point that can be pressed and formed into shapes for use in cutting tools, abrasives, armour-piercing rounds and industrial machine parts. In many applications it is used a matrix with a cobalt binder.

Zirconia Ceramics are a group of technical ceramics that include Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2), Partially Stabilized Zirconia (PSZ) and Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal (TZP) that are broadly defined by their high thermal shock resistance.