Custom alumina and industrial ceramic components
Special-shaped parts made from your drawing or sample, by slip casting, pressing, extrusion or hot pressing.
Configurations
- Made to drawing
- Made to sample
- Special-shaped parts
- Pressed and extruded oxide components
Properties
- High-temperature resistance
- Corrosion resistance
- Thermal-shock resistance
- Mechanical strength
- Electrical insulation
- High-frequency performance
Ordering
- Minimum order, non-standard parts
- 100 pcs
- Usually, per item made to your drawing or sample.
- Samples for approval
- 5–10 pcs
- Usually sent for you to approve before the order runs.
- Production lead time
- 25–30 days
- Usual production cycle for non-standard parts.
- Standard sizes from stock
- ~3–7 days
- Stock covers most standard sizes. Small orders ship in about 3 days, bulk orders in about 7 days.
Typical terms. Quantities and dates for your order are confirmed in its quotation.
Secondary operations
Done in the factory after forming. Hole sizes and positions are confirmed from your drawing.
- Cut to lengthTubes cut to the ordered length.
- End slotsA slot across a closed tip, or slots cut into open tube and insulator ends.
- Side holes and perforated tubesOne or two side holes, or a line of holes along the tube.
- Closed ends with drilled holesOne-end-closed tubes drilled along their length.
Photographed at the factory
Materials and grades
Alumina, corundum and other industrial ceramics. The material is agreed per part at quotation.
Full datasheets for both grades| Material | Al₂O₃ % | Working temperature °C | Hardness, Mohs |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-alumina | >85 | 1300–1450 | 8 |
| Corundum | 99 / 99.5 / 99.7* | 1600–1800* | 8-9 |
| Mullite | Data supplied with quotation | ||
| Partially stabilized zirconia | Data supplied with quotation | ||
| Steatite | Data supplied with quotation | ||
| Cordierite | Data supplied with quotation | ||
| Wollastonite | Data supplied with quotation | ||
| Chrome-corundum | Data supplied with quotation | ||
* Stated per SKU. Not every corundum product is 99.7% Al₂O₃ or suitable for 1800 °C; the grade and maximum temperature of each part are confirmed in its quotation.
What to send for a quote
- 01Drawing (PDF, DWG, DXF or STEP) or a physical sample
- 02Critical dimensions and tolerances
- 03Operating temperature, load and environment
- 04Preferred material or Al₂O₃ grade, if known
- 05Quantity and whether this is a prototype or a series
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Request a quote
Get a quotation for custom components.
Tell us the dimensions, grade and quantity. A contractual datasheet with current, product-specific test data and tolerances comes with each quotation.