Applications

Ceramic components

Manufactured to the highest precision, with the best possible know-how and entirely according to your needs, our technical ceramics leave nothing to be desired.

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Components at their best

Our possibilities in terms of materials, manufacturing processes and finishing are almost unlimited. You should take advantage of this. If you wish, send us an exposé with your requirements or a technical drawing. We find the best solution for you. If you like, also a prototype at short notice.

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Our material portfolio

Alumina

AI203

The material has a uniquely diversified range of applications because of its numerous degrees of purity. We offer aluminum oxide with a purity ranges from 96.0% to 99.8%.

Application

Wear parts for the textile and the machine engineering industry
Suitable for high temperatures and corrosive environments, e.g. in laboratories
Insulating parts for electronics and electrical engineering

Properties

Electrical insulation
Thermal resistance
Resistance to thermal shock
Hardness
Pressure resistance

Zirconia

ZrO2

Zirconium dioxide has the unique feature that it impedes the spread of cracks through the so-called transformation toughening mechanism. No other ceramic material shows such a high fracture toughness combined at the same time with such high stability.

Application

Sensor Technology (lambda sensors) for oxygen ion conduction
Components that face frequent temperature changes, e.g. draw dies and high-temperature insulating parts
In cases where high fracture toughness is required, e.g. for medical instruments

Properties

Thermal insulation
Thermal resistance
Flexural Strength
Electrical insulation
Fracture toughness

Alumina Toughened Zirconia (ATZ)

ATZ

With this kind of mixed ceramic, a small amount of aluminum oxide is added to the zirconium oxide to significantly improve the wear-resistance, elasticity and toughness.

Application

Bearings and guide parts for machine engineering
Medical implants

Properties

Thermal insulation
Flexural Strenth
Electrical insulation
Temperature and thermo shock resistance
Fracture toughness

Zirconia Toughened Alumina (ZTA)

ZTA

With this mixture of ceramics, a small amount of zirconium dioxide is added to the aluminum oxide which significantly improves the hardness and stability and simultaneously increases the toughness.

Application

Cutting materials for machine
Valves, gear wheels
Sensors
For highest mechanical loads

Properties

Hardness
Resistance to pressure
Resistance to thermal shock
Reistance to temperature
Flexural Strenth

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Characteristic values oxide ceramics

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Manufacturing process

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Ceramic 3D printing

The highly innovative 3D printing process at Bosch Advanced Ceramics is ideally suited to the rapid and uncomplicated series production of fully operational components. The process requires merely a CAD model and thus enables greatly reduced development times (time-to-market).

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Ceramic Injection Moulding (CIM)

Bosch Advanced Ceramics' many years of experience in ceramic injection moulding have resulted in continuous improvement of the process chain: The right choice and preparation of materials, suitable mould technology, precisely controlled injection parameters and an exact knowledge of the thermal processes ensure high quality and high precision, even for large quantities.

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Presses

Even when pressing is used as an economical mass production process, excellent tolerances can be produced: The achievable accuracies are almost comparable to those of components made from ceramic injection moulding.

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Ceramic systems

We would be pleased to develop system applications based on technical ceramics together with you. Due to its material properties, technical ceramics offer ideal conditions for outstanding system applications. With our process engineers, we develop customized joining techniques and surface finishing for your system. This enables the perfect symbiosis of material and innovative system integration.

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