SiC Ceramic Guide Rail
With the increasing demand for high-performance equipment and precision manufacturing technology in modern industry, silicon carbide SiC ceramic guide rail, with their excellent wear resistance, high-temperature resistance, and superior corrosion resistance, are becoming the ideal material for industries to upgrade their equipment and improve production efficiency. Silicon carbide rails are made of spray-granulated silicon carbide powder and sintered at high temperatures under isostatic pressure.
Edgetech can perform precise machining according to the drawing requirements to meet customer’s requirements.
Silicon Carbide Ceramic Properties
| Item | Unit | Data | |
| Physical Property | |||
| 1 | Content | % | >98.5 |
| 2 | Density | g/cm3 | 3.14 |
| 3 | Apparent Porosity | vol% | <0.5 |
| Mechanical properties | |||
| 4 | Vickers Hardness HV0.5 | GPa | 24 |
| 5 | Three-Point Bending strength (20℃) | MPa | 450 |
| 6 | Compressive strength (20℃) | MPa | 3900 |
| 7 | Modulus of elasticity (20℃) | GPa | 420 |
| 8 | Fracture Toughness | MPa m1/2 | 3.5 |
| Thermal properties | |||
| 9 | Thermal conductivity (20℃) | W/mK | 160 |
| 10 | Coefficient of thermal expansion (RT-800℃) | 10-6K-1 | 4.3 |
| 11 | The Max working temperature (Oxide Atmosphere) | ℃ | 1700 |
| Electrical properties | |||
| 12 | Electrical Resistance (20℃) | Ω·cm | 106-108 |
Advantages of Silicon Carbide SiC Ceramic Guide Rail
-High precision: flatness reaches 1μm, parallelism 3μm
SiC Ceramic Guide Rail
-Lightweight design: Compared with metal materials, silicon carbide has a lower density, while its strength is not inferior. This enables silicon carbide guides to achieve lightweight design and reduce the weight of the moving parts of the equipment, thereby improving overall efficiency and reducing energy consumption
-Elastic modulus can reach 420GPa
-Low thermal expansion
-Extremely strong wear resistance: The hardness of silicon carbide guides is significantly higher than that of traditional materials (such as steel and ceramics), which can effectively reduce wear and extend the service life of the equipment.
Typical Applications of SiC Ceramic Guide Rail
Usually used for air-floating high-speed motion platform guides with high elastic modulus requirements, such as high-precision motion stages such as wafer inspection and bonding equipment.
High-end manufacturing field: In precision processing equipment, the stability and deformation resistance of the guide rails are crucial. Silicon carbide guide rails can ensure that the machine still maintains high-precision positioning during high-speed operation, and are suitable for optical processing, semiconductor production, and other fields.
Ceramic Guide Rail
Energy industry: In solar panel manufacturing and nuclear power equipment, the high temperature and corrosion resistance of silicon carbide guide rails can significantly improve equipment efficiency and stability.
Aerospace: As a lightweight and high-strength material, silicon carbide guide rails are widely used in key structural components of aerospace vehicles, providing support for weight reduction and long-life operation of spacecraft.
Packing of SiC Ceramics
Our Silicon Carbide Ceramic Guide Rails are carefully handled to minimize damage during storage and transportation and to preserve the quality of our products in their original condition.