Process technology
Powder packaging
- Powder synthesis mixed oxide process, sol-gel methods
- Powder preparation Dispersing, fine grinding, homogenization and granulation
- Powder characterization specific surface area, particle size
Shaping
- Dry pressing uniaxial and isostatic
- Suspension-based shaping
Slip, pressure, film and freeze casting - Coatings
Suspension and sol-gel based, electrophoretic deposition, screen printing
Sintering
- Sintering systems temperatures up to 3200 °C
- Oxidizing, reducing atmosphere
- Pressure support uniaxial or gas pressure - (up to 2000 bar)
The use of a material and the components made from it are the process steps that lead to the product. Not only cost aspects, but also the influence of production on the achievable properties ultimately determine the potential success of a product. In the Process Technology Division of the Institute for Applied Materials - Ceramics in Mechanical Engineering, the development and processing of materials through to finished components is investigated on a fundamental basis. The key process steps are powder production and preparation, shaping into green bodies and sintering. Depending on the focus of the task, the entirety of the process chain is mapped, or sub-steps are removed to enable scientific penetration in detail.