Advanced Ceramic Materials

Five high-performance ceramic systems — alumina, aluminum nitride, zirconia, silicon carbide and silicon nitride — produced in-house and classified around the downstream applications they serve.

Material Selection

Choose by Material, Specify by Application

Each material page lists its purity grades, typical properties and the product series we manufacture for specific industries — with semiconductor equipment as our flagship application.

Alumina (Al₂O₃)

99% / 99.5% / 99.7% / 99.8% high-purity grades. Best all-round cost-performance for insulating, plasma-exposed and wear parts.

InsulationPlasma

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Aluminum Nitride (AlN)

Up to 200 W/m·K thermal conductivity while remaining an electrical insulator. The thermal-management material.

Heat dissipationSubstrates

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Zirconia (ZrO₂)

Y-TZP with metal-like toughness, extreme hardness and a low-friction surface for medical and precision mechanical parts.

ToughnessBiocompatible

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Silicon Carbide (SiC)

High-purity sintered SiC for aggressive plasma, strong acids and temperatures up to ~1600 °C.

CorrosionHigh temperature

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Silicon Nitride (Si₃N₄)

The toughest structural ceramic — hybrid bearings, aluminum degassing rotors, thermocouple tubes and wear parts that survive impact and thermal shock.

ToughnessThermal shock

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Application-Based Classification

Which Ceramic Fits Which Industry?

A quick routing guide from application field to the material series we recommend.

Application Field	Typical Components	Recommended Materials
Semiconductor equipment	End effectors, vacuum chucks, chamber liners, focus rings, ESC & heater parts, wafer carriers	99.7–99.8% Al₂O₃ · AlN · high-purity SiC
Power electronics & NEV	DBC / AMB substrates, IGBT & SiC-module heat spreaders, connectors	AlN · Al₂O₃ 99.5%
LED & optoelectronics	Carrier wafers, reflectors, package substrates, laser heat sinks	AlN · Al₂O₃ 99.7%
Photovoltaic & new energy	Diffusion furnace tubes and boats, crucibles, wafer-handling guides	99% Al₂O₃ · SiC
Medical & dental	Dental crowns & abutments, surgical instruments, joint interfaces	ZrO₂ Y-TZP · Al₂O₃
Mechanical & fluid systems	Mechanical seal rings, pump plungers, valves, bearings, nozzles	SiC · ZrO₂ · Al₂O₃ 99%
Industrial thermal processes	Kiln furniture, thermocouple tubes, crucibles, wear liners	SiC · Al₂O₃ 99%

Property Comparison

Typical Material Properties

Property (typical)	Al₂O₃ 99.8%	AlN	ZrO₂ (Y-TZP)	SiC (SSiC)	Si₃N₄ (GPS)
Bulk density (g/cm³)	3.95	3.26	6.05	3.10–3.15	3.20–3.26
Flexural strength (MPa)	≈ 420	350–400	900–1200	380–420	700–900
Thermal conductivity (W/m·K)	≈ 30	170–200	2–3	110–120	15–23
Coefficient of thermal expansion (10⁻⁶/K)	≈ 8.0	≈ 4.5	≈ 10.5	≈ 4.2	≈ 3.3
Hardness	≈ 89 HRA	≈ 1200 HV	1250–1350 HV	2600–2800 HV	1500–1700 HV
Max. service temperature	≈ 1700 °C (inert)	≈ 1000 °C (air)	≈ 1000 °C	≈ 1600 °C (inert)	≈ 1200 °C (air)
Electrical behavior	Insulator	Insulator	Insulator	Insulator	Insulator

Typical values for reference only — actual data depends on grade, geometry and process route. Detailed datasheets available on request.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Choosing the Right Advanced Ceramic

How do I choose between alumina, AlN, zirconia and silicon carbide?

Start from the dominant requirement. If you need electrical insulation with good plasma and wear resistance at the lowest cost, choose alumina. If heat has to leave the part while it stays electrically insulating, choose aluminum nitride. If the part is a cutting edge, a valve, a plunger or a precision ball that must survive impact, choose zirconia (Y-TZP). If the part faces plasma, thermal shock or temperatures above 1200 °C, choose silicon carbide. Our full material comparison guide shows all four side by side.

Do you supply standard parts or only custom components?

We are primarily a custom manufacturer: roughly 80% of our output is produced to a customer drawing or sample — plates, rings, tubes, discs, nozzles, paddles and machined profiles. For recurring shapes we also hold standard blanks and tooling, which shortens lead time and lowers unit cost.

What information do you need in order to quote a ceramic part?

Material grade, drawing or 3D model, critical tolerances and surface finish, annual quantity, and the operating conditions (temperature, medium, electrical or vacuum environment). Our RFQ checklist lists all ten points — send them complete and we normally return a quotation within 24 hours.

Do you provide material certificates and dimensional inspection reports?

Yes. Every shipment can include a certificate of analysis covering purity, density, flexural strength and hardness, plus a dimensional report from CMM inspection where the drawing requires it. Traceability from powder batch to finished part is standard.

Not Sure Which Material You Need?

Send us your working environment — temperature, media, load and tolerances — and our engineers will recommend the most cost-effective ceramic grade.

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