Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS products

Improved quality by new ceramic processing. Pressureless sintered or hot-isostatically pressed alumina ceramics with high contents of TiC or Ti(C,O,N) are characterized by a microstructure where the grain boundaries are free of any amorphous films. Adjusted compositions and technological approaches are developed to meet special requirements in technical applications and are used to produce individual prototypes and small series.

Pressureless sintered or hot-isostatically pressed zirconia ceramics with high carbide content are characterized by a microstructure with all grains in the submicrometer range and with grain boundaries that are free of any amorphous films. Unique compositions and technological approaches are developed to meet special requirements in technical applications and are used to produce individual prototypes and small series.

This field covers the nearly contamination-free processing (dry, wet) of nano-disperse and colloid-disperse raw materials in aqueous or organic solvents with adjusting tailored particle and suspension properties under inert (nitrogen) or explosion-proof conditions.