Typical Products CeramTec North America engineers and manufactures custom products to exacting surface, performance and dimensional specifications. Steatites have a variety of uses and can be considered in place of aluminas as a cost-effective way to meet performance requirements. They are easier to form and fire at lower temperatures, making them more economical to produce. Steatite ceramics find application in electrical insulators, heating elements, supports, switching control components and thermocouple protection tubes.
Cordierites have low coefficients of thermal expansion and excellent resistance to heat shock.
They offer a range of thermal expansion, mechanical strength and porosity criteria to meet broad application requirements. For example, severe thermal shock applications require a low thermal-expansion material, while less extreme but humid ambient conditions call for a dense cordierite. The broad capabilities of CeramTec North America extend to combined components using metals or engineering plastics integrated with ceramics. We can also simplify components or modify multi-part components for longer life or more efficient assembly. The full range of CeramTec North America materials and processes is available for quick delivery.