SiC and B4C Powders
Ready-to-use SSiC Powder (SC01®)
Composed of green alpha SiC, acrylic resin as the binder and starch carbon as the carbon system, SC01® is a turn-key solution for self-sintered silicon carbide (SSiC) manufacture.
Powder’s Physical Properties
We supply multiple grainsizes of SiC and B4C powders for SSiC ceramic sintering.
| Index | Unit | Value |
| Grainsize | mesh | ≤80 |
| Moisture | % | ≤1.5 |
| Bulk Density ISO3369 | g/cm3 | 0.81 |
| Pressed Density @1300 Bar | g/cm3 | ≥1.85 |
| Green Strength | Mpa | 2.5 |
| Axial Pressing Shrinkage @1500 Bar | 1.8-1.21 | |
| Axial Pressing Shrinkage @1800 Bar | 1.88-1.2 |
Powder Specification
| Fe % | Al % | Ti % | Ca % | Mg % | Na % | K % | Balance |
| <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.02 | <0.02 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | SiC & C |
Sinter’s Physical Properties
| Index | Unit | Value |
| Density ISO3369 | g/cm3 | ≥3.15 |
| Weight Loss | % | 8 |
| Microstructure ISO4505 | 10μm | ≤2 |
| HV1 ISO3878 | 2400 | |
| Compressive Pressure | Mpa | 3910 |
| Flexural Strength | Mpa | 380 |
| Elastic Modulus | Gpa | 420 |
| Thermo Expansion Rt to 400℃ | 4.5x10-6 mm/mm℃ K | 4.02 |