The history of speed shows the greatest ingenuity, in developing from a single horsepower to some of the mightiest machines traveling at the greatest velocities. Speed has always required cutting edge technology to continue breaking the constraints, to allow us to move faster, in a whole range of environments. Ceramics have enabled the manufacture of… Continue Reading
The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) has secured £18.27 million in government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), to put the midlands firmly on the map as a global centre for advanced ceramics. Precision Ceramics Ltd has been a founder member of MICG since inception alongside other global… Continue Reading
Durawear is an engineered high quality ceramic composite, made from a hybrid of Boron Carbide (B4C) and Silicon Carbide (SiC). Durawear has hardness levels approaching that of Boron Carbide (one of the hardest materials on the planet) but with a fracture toughness of over double that of Boron Carbide. Using a combination of Silicon Carbide and Boron Carbide… Continue Reading
The commercial use of fusion reactors is moving forward with critical research being carried out in the U.K. at the MAST (mega amp Spherical Tokamak). The research carried out here will be fed directly into the new giant ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in France. The critical area for commercialising nuclear fusion as a low… Continue Reading
Thermal conductance in Ceramics, the science of keeping cool! The use of ceramics in high thermal conductivity applications is a growing specialist market. The use of oxide ceramics is the most common as the base material cost is cheaper but the majority of materials are limited to 26-30 W/M/K, which when compared to the two… Continue Reading
The increasing use of AlN or Aluminium Nitride in power electronics, dissipating heat and providing electrical insulation has been an ongoing trend. The performance of Aluminium Nitride far outstrips Aluminia in some critical areas, but the added cost of manufacturing AlN is a limiting factor. The changeover from Aluminia to AlN takes you from a… Continue Reading
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