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INNOVACERA is good at yttria stabilized zirconia. Unlike other ceramic materials, zirconia is a material with very high resistance to crack propagation. Zirconium oxide ceramics also have very high thermal expansion and are therefore often the material of choice for joining ceramic and steel. Features: > high fracture toughness > thermal expansion similar to cast iron > extremely high bending strength and tensile strength > high resistance to wear and to corrosion > low thermal conductivity Ceramic material composition: . TTZ: Magnesia partially stabilized Zirconia (ZrO2) · YTZP: Yttria partially stabilized Zirconia (ZrO2) · ZDY: Yttria fully stabilized Zirconia (ZrO2)

Connectors, relays, springs, high voltage contacts

Zirconium is a silver-grey, shiny heavy metal. In its pure form it is easy to work, corrosion resistant even at high temperatures and has a very low neutron capture cross section. In addition, zirconium offers good stability against structural damage caused by neutron irradiation and against cavitation by coolant flows. The metal is mainly used pure or alloyed with 1.2-1.7% tin, for corrosion resistant pipes, fittings and valves in the chemical industry. This special alloy is called Zircaloy. Zirconium plays an important role in reactor construction. It is used for fuel element claddings and holders, for the pressure vessel lining, and for all structural components that come into contact with neutrons. In the rocket and jet aircraft industry zirconium is used for the manufacture of combustion chambers and feed lines. In electron and X-ray tubes zirconium is used as getter material.

Nozzle tips for hot runner nozzles made of titanium-zirconium-molybdenum offer particularly high thermal conductivity of 140 W/mK coupled with excellent temperature and corrosion resistance. Glass fiber-reinforced plastics are exceptionally strong during processing but also highly abrasive. An optimum combination of thermal conductivity and material hardness is required. The TZM nozzle tips of Plansee are exceptionally resistant to aggression: the SHN surface hardening process. Using SHN surface hardening, we can strengthen peripheral areas and entire TZM components through the addition of a permanent, adherent diffusion layer. As a result, our customers benefit from the use of a tough, heat-resistant material with a wear-resistant surface. Surface hardening takes place during the gas phase. Coatings that we produce using the SHN process adhere better than conventional PVD or CVD layers. They perfectly replicate the surface contour of the TZM product.