Ceramic materials are widely used in construction, aerospace, sports, medicine, and many other industries because they are durable, lightweight, and chemical and heat-resistant. Powdered ceramic material is dispersed when ceramic components are produced, and then it formed into a green body (component shape). After that, this green body is heated to melt, and sintering occurs. In this way, the particles become bonded together, making a porous substrate and a solid mechanical component.
Ceramic products and components are consisting of powders (including oxides, minerals, and carbides) ranging from micrometers to nanometers. The mechanical properties, quality, and performance of the final product depend on the shape and size of the powder and its dispersion during production. That’s why durable particle analysis is an essential requirement of ceramic component production control and development.
Rogers Imaging is the world’s leading supplier of particle size analyzers. Our systems enable customers to maximize productivity and enable faster development of higher quality products. The control and measurement of particle sizes and their size distribution are one of the main methods for determining the physical and chemical properties of ceramic materials.
Some examples of ceramic materials are:
- Alumina
- Bismuth
- Carbides
- Nitrides
- Oxides
- Titanate
- Zirconia
- Zinc oxide
- Zirconate
- Zirconium
- Iron oxide
- Silicon nitride
- Silicon carbide
- Boron carbide
- Hydroxyapatite
- Silicon dioxide
- Barium titanate
- Titanium dioxide
- Aluminum nitride
- Aluminum oxide
- Silicon aluminum
- Yttrium carbonate
- Biological ceramics
- Magnesium silicates
- Beta-tricalcium phosphate
