Silicon Carbide Whisker

Silicon Carbide Whisker

Silicon carbide whisker ( SiC-w ) are key new materials for high technology. They reinforce toughness for advanced composite materials such as metal base composites, ceramic base composites and high polymer base composites. Also it has been widely used in the production of ceramic cutting tools, space shuttles, automotive parts, chemicals, machinery and energy.

 SiC whiskers are currently used in toughening ceramic tools. The United States has successfully developed “SiC whiskers and nano composite coatings” for wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant and high-temperature coatings. The market demand for SiC whiskers will increase sharply and the market prospect is very broad.

Silicon carbide whiskers have excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and high temperature oxidation resistance. The new product has good compatibility with matrix materials and has became a major enhancement and toughening agent for various types of high performance composite materials in recent years. Widely used as metal, plastic, ceramic composite materials. The silicon carbide whisker-reinforced composites can be developed for applications in aerospace, military, mining and metallurgy, chemical industry, automotive, sports equipment, cutting tools, nozzles, and high-temperature resistant parts. The whisker-reinforced silicon nitride ceramic matrix composite material has excellent physical and mechanical properties, and can be widely used in various wear-resisting, high-temperature resistant, corrosion-resistant, and impact-resistant occasions in addition to parts of the engine, and has broad prospects. . In cutting tools, stone saws, textile cutters, sandblasting nozzles, high temperature extrusion die, sealing rings, armor, etc. have a great market demand.

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      The structural ceramics market in North America consists mainly of cutting tools, wear parts, heat engine parts and aerospace technology products. About 37% of structural ceramic parts are made of ceramic matrix composites. The rest is a single ceramic product. Ceramic matrix composites are mainly used in the production of cutting tools, wear parts, inserts, and aerospace products. For the cutting tool, most of the product market (about 41%) manufactured using a matrix composite ceramic matrix composite made of TiC, reinforced Si3N4 and Al2O3, and Al2O3 reinforced with SiC whiskers is a wear resistant product, some types Ceramic composites are also used in radar, engine and aircraft gas turbines. 17% of structural ceramics are applied to ceramic tools. Including Al2O3, Al2O3/TiC, SiC whisker reinforced Al2O3, Si3N4 and Sialon ceramics. The development speed of the ceramic tool market has benefited from the acceleration of industrialization. The reduction of SiC whisker-enhanced Al2O3 and Si3N4 tool prices also makes ceramic tools more competitive in the market.