INNOVATION AT SAINT- GOBAIN

SIKA® REF & SIKA® TECH

SAINT-GOBAIN SILICON CARBIDE Saint-Gobain is the world´s leading producer of Silicon Carbide. Based on long-time experience and industrial expertise we are delighted to provide a wide range of high-quality products combined with excellent services. Together with our customers we are expanding in growing markets by increasing our production and processing capacities. Environmental protection and safety aspects are crucial for us; we continuously develop them by optimizing our production processes. Chemical inertness at high temperatures, high resistance to abrasion and to thermal shock make Silicon Carbide an attractive material for several refractory applications.   Our scale and long-standing experience in the refractory market make us a supplier of choice for customers sensitive to reliability of supply and consistency of quality.

Through its product range, Saint-Gobain has been a pioneer in the development of SiC grains and powders for the production of refractory, technical ceramics and composite materials. We offer grains and powders with varying purity levels and particle sizes down to the sub-micron range, which are specifically designed to provide very high density, excellent oxidation resistance, superior hardness and strength, and high thermal shock resistance.   In addition to the powders, Saint-Gobain also offers ready-to-press (RTP) granules based on fine powders with specific surface areas typically ranging from 10 to 15 m2/g, sintering additives and temporary binders. Special tailor-made Powders and RTP granules are available on request.

SIKA® TECH

PRODUCTS FOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS

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SIKA® TECH GC07 / GC13 / GC18 Green Silicon Carbide powders for reaction bonded (SiSiC) technical ceramics, or intermediate products for further processing. Applications: burner nozzles, rollers and seal rings as well as feedstock for production of sinterable powders.

SIKA® Unikiln FCP 05/ FCP 07 / 100 F Green Silicon Carbide Powders for recrystallized (RSIC) and nitride-bonded (NSiC) technical ceramics Chemically treated, high purity green silicon carbide used for production of re-crystallized and nitridebonded ceramic parts. The FCP07 with its unique slip properties used in combination with 100F provides a maximum green density and high oxidation resistance in applications such as production of kiln furniture or semiconductor components and process materials. Applications: kiln furniture for tableware and sanitary porcelain like beams, plate setters and roller; burner nozzle and flame tubes.

SIKA® Sintex 10 C / 13 / 13 C / 15 / 15 C / 20 Silicon Carbide powders for solid-state (SSiC) or liquid-phase (LP-SiC) sintered technical ceramics Fine silicon carbide powders produced to specific surface area and purity for high performance structural ceramic application. The powders are specially designed to obtain optimum sinterability in production of solid state (SSiC) and liquid phase (LPSiC) sintering applications. Applications: seal rings for fluid handling in automotive water pumps and industrial seals; structural ceramics and tiles for ballistic protection.

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SIKA® TECH SIKA® Densitec 13/15 Silicon Carbide Ready-To-Press granules for solidstate (SSiC) sintered technical ceramics DENSITEC powders are spray dried granules, based on our standard black SINTEX 13C or green SINTEX 15C. The powder is doped with sintering additives, temporary binders and pressing aids and is ready to be pressed into a green body by uniaxial or isostatic dry pressing. Applications: Seal rings for fluid handling in automotive water pumps and industrial seals, wear application, structural ceramics and tiles for ballistic protection.

Microstructure DENSITEC 15 (etched)

SIKA® Densitec L Silicon Carbide Ready-To-Press granules for liquid phase (LP-SiC) sintered technical ceramics DENSITEC-L is used for production of liquid phase sintered SiC and is a spray granulated powder based on our standard black SINTEX 13C. The powder is doped with oxides, temporary binders and pressing aids, and is ready to be pressed into a green body by uniaxial or isostatic dry pressing.

Microstructure DENSITEC L (etched)

Applications: Seal rings for fluid handling in automotive water pumps, tiles for armor applications.

SIKA® Densitec H13 Silicon Carbide Ready-To-Press granules for solidstate (SSiC) sintered technical ceramics DENSITEC H13 is used for production of hot-pressed SiC and is spray dried granules based on standard black SINTEX 13C. The powder is doped with sintering additives and some temporary binders ready to be hot-pressed.

Microstructure DENSITEC H 13 (etched)

Applications: Big components of sintered SiC, like tiles for ballistic protection where hot pressing is necessary.

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SIKA® REF

PRODUCTS FOR REFRACTORY APPLICATIONS

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SIKA® REF SIKA® REF I, REF II, REF III, REF I NI and REF I HG Black Silicon Carbide grains for Refractory applications This line of products is used for several Refractory applications in the industry of Iron, Steel, Ceramics, Nonferrous metals, Energy, Chemical etc. Although Saint-Gobain has a specific designed product for each application, new developments to customize Silicon Carbide according to the customer‘s needs are available on request.

SIKA® REF I, REF II and REF III For applications with standard requirements of temperature resistance and purity levels Applications: Aluminum reduction cells, Copper industry, mortars, ramming pastes, tap hole clays, runners, filters, crucibles etc.

SIKA® REF I NI Used in applications that require low magnetic iron content Applications: Kiln furniture, monolithics for blast furnace, desulfurization nozzles, heat exchangers, boiler linings, mortars, etc.

SIKA® REF I HG For high performance refractories, presenting high density and low level of impurities (including low magnetic iron) Applications: Trays, special casted pieces, gas cleaning, desulfurization nozzles, heat exchangers, reactors linings, tube protection, burner lining etc.

Regional Offices and Locations : In Europe Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials GmbH Phone: +49 2203 956 406 Geschäftsstelle Köln FAX: +49 2203 956 459 Concordiaplatz 3 DE-51143 Köln Contact via Germany Mail: [email protected] Web: www.sic.saint-gobain.com Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials AS Phone: +47 372 60 000 P.O. Box 113 FAX: +47 372 60 150 N-4790 & N-4792 Lillesand Norway Customer Service: [email protected] Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials Phone: +32 4 383 98 20 Belgium SA – Division “Saint-Gobain FAX: +32 4 383 72 09 Matériaux Céramiques Benelux” Route de Villers 19 Customer Service: B-4162 Hody [email protected] Belgium In Brazil Saint-Gobain do Brasil Phone: +55 32 3339 1700 Produtos Industrials e para Construção Ltda. FAX: +55 32 3339 1796 Ceramic Materials Division Rod. Br 265 km, km 208-Zona Rural Customer Service: 36202-630 Barbacena-Minas Gerais-MG [email protected] Brazil In India Grindwell Norton Ltd. Phone: +91 80 28 472 900 Devanahalli Road FAX: +91 80 28 472 905 Off Old Madras Road 560 049 Bangalore Customer Service: India [email protected] In North America Saint-Gobain Corp-SiC Department Phone: +1 800 243 0028 1 New Bond Street FAX: +1 508 795 2380 M/S 525-203 PO Box 15137 Customer Service: Worcester, MA 01615-0137 [email protected] USA

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