Contamination challenges are routine applications requiring high purity, including sample preparation, molten metal processing, and fine-powder milling. Cross-contamination from processing equipment can severely compromise product quality, safety, and efficiency. Common sources of contamination include:
Traditional materials like alumina, zirconia, and tungsten carbide struggle to maintain integrity in these environments, especially under combined thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress.
International Syalons offers specialized sialon ceramics that mitigate contamination challenges by resisting wear, chemical attack, and reactive adhesion. These materials are engineered for use in aggressive, high-purity environments, where minimal material degradation is critical.
International Syalons’ materials are developed with contamination-sensitive operations in mind. Key component solutions include:
Sialon ceramics are manufactured with dense, low-porosity microstructures that eliminate the pathways through which chemical attack and particle erosion typically occur. Key material design features include:
These attributes make sialons ideal for applications where mechanical strength must be matched by chemical inertness and dimensional stability.
Sialon and zirconia provide the high temperature strength and non-wetting properties necessary for metal casting, extruding, and welding.
Technical ceramics are characterised by excellent mechanical strength and hardness, and are widely used in extreme wear applications.
Silicon nitride offers excellent corrosion and thermal resistance and are ideal materials for use in the chemical and process industries.
