Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Also known as zirconia, zirconium oxide offers high corrosion and abrasion resistance, as well as excellent thermal insulation, toughness, and fracture resistance. These ceramic components are utilized in applications where their wear and corrosion resistance properties are advantageous. The small grain size allows for a perfect finish to be achieved.
Characteristics
High mechanical strength
Zirconium oxide ceramic possesses excellent mechanical properties, such as toughness and fracture resistance, making it the material of choice for numerous biological or instrumental applications subjected to extreme conditions.
Corrosion and wear resistance
This characteristic makes zirconium oxide the preferred material for grinding.
Good thermal insulation with low thermal conductivity
Zirconium oxide ceramic is utilized as an insulating material in numerous thermal and mechanical processes.
Applications
- Wear-resistant products: Grinders, ball mills, pipe linings, and welds.
- Instrument accessories: Sand mills, fittings, crucibles, robotic arms, gaskets, positioning parts, thermocouple protection tubes.
- Structural parts: Solder positioning parts, ceramic ferrules, ceramic suction nozzles, precision rollers, coils, vacuum mandrels, positioning rods, bolts, various rods, tubing.
- Electronic insulation: Insulating pillars, electronic substrates, and insulating conduits.
