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Super Hard Ceramics – They Don’t Get Much Tougher

Super Hard Ceramics – They Don’t Get Much Tougher

In the world of technical ceramics, there are two materials that are surpassed only by diamond and cubic boron nitride in terms of hardness – and both are used by China Ceramic Parts, Inc. as a base material for a wide range of technical components in an equally wide...

Thermally Conductive Ceramics

Thermally Conductive Ceramics

The use of ceramics in high thermal conductivity applications is a growing specialized market. Oxide ceramics are the most common base materials.  But the majority of them are limited to 26-30 W/mK which, when compared to the two most common high thermal conductivity...

Aluminum Nitride (AlN) vs Shapal

Aluminum Nitride (AlN) vs Shapal

The increasing use of Aluminum Nitride (AlN) in power electronics, dissipating heat and providing electrical insulation has been an ongoing trend. The performance of Aluminum Nitride far outstrips Alumina in some critical areas. But the added cost of manufacturing AlN...