|
The term 'technical ceramics' (or
'engineering ceramics') refers to a broad range of advanced ceramic
materials developed for their excellent mechanical, electrical and
thermal properties.
Technical ceramic
materials feature hardness, physical stability, extreme heat
resistance, chemical inertness, biocompatibility and superior
electrical properties. As such, they are highly resistant to melting,
bending, stretching, corrosion and wear.
Precision-engineered ceramic components are used by design engineers in
a wide range of specialist applications from aerospace and
semiconductor, electronics, medical, automotive, thermal processing,
industrial equipment, defence and security, power generation and
distribution and domestic products.
Some technical ceramics are referred to as electro-ceramics because of
their special electrical properties. This group includes piezoelectric
ceramics and dielectric ceramics.
Piezoelectric ceramics, such as Lead Zirconium Titanate (PZT), have the
ability to convert mechanical energy into an electrical energy and vice
versa. This 'piezoelectric effect' can be harnessed and used in a wide
variety of sensors used in measurement and monitoring applications,
energy harvesting and specialist ultrasonic cleaning.
Dielectric ceramics exhibit low electrical loss, but have high
dielectric permittivity. They are used in electrical applications such
as capacitors and resonators, over a wide range of frequency bands and
power ratings. Typical markets are telecoms (GPS, base stations,
antennae), medical and lasers (pulse power sources).
Importantly, today's advanced ceramic materials also lend themselves to
mass production, offering a cost-effective engineering solution to a
wide range of design challenges.
Morgan Technical Ceramics has built a global business on its expertise
in materials engineering and component manufacture. The company is at
the forefront of ceramic development and application. Its specialist
molding, machining, brazing and coating facilities around the world
produce precision-engineered parts in high volume or small production
runs according to customer needs.
Our technical ceramic materials include:
|
