some types of Ceramic Washers

ceramic washers can become worn-out over time and allow water to leak out, leading to frustration for homeowners and higher monthly water bills. Ceramic disks provide an efficient seal against leakage that minimizes wastage of resources. We carry fully dense alumina and zirconia oxide ceramic washers in various standard sizes. If you require something specific or custom shaped or size specific, please reach out directly for a quote.

Steatite Ceramic

Steatite Ceramics are low cost materials characterized by excellent mechanical strength, electrical insulation, corrosion resistance and safety at very high operating temperatures. Their excellent properties make steatite an excellent choice for bushings, electric heating elements, igniters, lamp bases/sockets resistors and other applications.

Non-porous steatite is a low loss material made up of magnesium silicate that usually contains talc. It can be machined and pressed into various shapes and forms for efficient applications due to its excellent dielectric strength and ageing resistance, making this economical solution ideal for many different industries.

ceramic washers made of natural raw materials such as soapstone (Mg(Si4O10)(OH)2 can be mined and refined, often combined with additions like feldspar, clay and Barium carbonate to provide desired chemical compositions.

Raw materials used to form ceramic are ground down and mixed until their composition is uniform, before going through a process called sintering whereby materials bond together into one. Maximum firing temperatures must be strictly managed in order to prevent over-iling that would result in distortion and warping of finished parts.

Sintering also includes several tests designed to ensure the finished product satisfies specific criteria, including testing density, strength and dielectric loss of material. Documenting each step in manufacturing ensures traceability and quality control.

Alumina Ceramic

Alumina ceramics are an advanced technical ceramic, used widely across numerous industries due to its special properties, which include high hardness and mechanical strength, thermal stability, electrical insulation properties, chemical resistance properties, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance properties. Alumina ceramics can also be easily formed into various shapes and sizes making them ideally suited for demanding applications.

As opposed to metals, Alumina Ceramic is much less prone to electrochemical corrosion, making it ideal for chemical and petrochemical processes. Furthermore, this material features a low coefficient of expansion while withstanding high temperatures due to being made up of fine particles which do not allow voids to form in its material structure.

Production of alumina ceramics requires sophisticated machinery such as automatic control continuous sintering furnaces and powder-making and spray granulation equipment, to guarantee consistent, dimensionally accurate bodies of alumina ceramics.

Formation of alumina ceramics involves various methods, such as dry pressing, extrusion, cold isostatic pressing, injection and casting. Each approach offers its own advantages and disadvantages; ultimately the best method will depend on factors like body chemistry and desired final product specifications.

ceramic washers made by alumina are manufactured for automotive and industrial machinery such as pumps, valves, compressors and more to create a secure seal between surfaces to protect them against environmental factors or any possible damage – often seen in water treatment systems.

Zirconia Oxide

Zirconium oxide (zirconia or zirconium dioxida) is an extremely hard and tough material used widely in ceramic applications. It offers excellent abrasion resistance, high temperature stability and strong mechanical properties – as well as being highly corrosion resistant, non-damaging to exposure to oxidizing gases or any corrosive elements.

Zirconia used in advanced ceramics is typically produced using zircon as its source material, mining and refining to produce oxide powder before being sintered to achieve desired shapes. If necessary, doping with various oxides to optimize properties for individual applications (known as partial stabilization) may further enhance these characteristics; these oxides could include yttrium oxide, magnesium oxide or aluminium oxide as stabilizers.