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High-Temperature Ceramic Sintering Supports: Kiln Furniture for Metal Manufacturing and Electronics Industry

Publish Date: by Innovacera

High-temperature ceramic sintering supports are crucial kiln furniture used to support and protect products during high-temperature sintering. Their core function is excellent chemical inertness, preventing reaction with the sintered product and thus preventing adhesion, contamination, or deformation at high temperatures, ensuring product performance and shape stability.

 

The following are specific application examples in the metal manufacturing and electronics industries:

 

1. Metal Manufacturing:

 

01. Special Kiln Furniture for Metal Powder Injection Molding Sintering

 

Key advantages include: high-purity raw materials ensuring product consistency; good permeability and high first-pass yield; excellent resistance to rapid thermal changes and ultra-long service life; precise dimensional control ensuring the accuracy requirements of sintered products; advanced process technology meeting the sintering requirements of various irregularly shaped and aesthetically pleasing parts; excellent surface finish and smoothness.

 

02. Special Ceramic Sintering Support for Continuous Furnaces

 

Advanced process formula, high-purity raw materials, smooth and flat surface, high dimensional control accuracy, resistance to 1600℃ high temperature, and no deformation after long-term use. Suitable for continuous furnace sintering of 304 and 316 stainless steel, as well as tungsten alloys and other hard alloys, at high temperatures up to 1500℃.

 

03. Ceramic Sintering Carrier for Intermittent Furnaces (Single-Cavity Furnaces): Uses high-purity, ultra-fine alumina powder, resulting in smooth and delicate ceramic plate surfaces. Can also process various grooves, platform surfaces, and other irregularly shaped products for sintering.

 

Boron Nitride Setter Plates for Sintering Nitrides

 

Used in sintering products with high aesthetic requirements, such as smart wearable devices, consumer electronics, and high-end jewelry.

 

2. Electronics Industry:

 

01. Zirconia Ceramic Sintering Kiln Furniture: Utilizes high-purity alumina material and advanced impurity removal technology to ensure contamination-free sintered ceramics with excellent gloss; higher operating temperature and excellent deformation resistance; thinner product thickness and strong resistance to high-temperature creep, increasing loading capacity, reducing energy consumption, extending service life, and saving costs.

 

For example, sintering zirconia ceramic mobile phone back panels.

 

02. Aluminum Nitride and Silicon Nitride Ceramic Sintering Support Plates and Crucibles

 

Made with high-purity boron nitride material, exhibiting high chemical stability at high temperatures, it will not react with or contaminate aluminum nitride or silicon nitride substrates; it is non-stick and easy to separate; it possesses excellent thermal shock resistance and electrical insulation properties.

 

For example, it is used in fields with extremely high requirements for heat dissipation and performance, such as high-power LEDs, new energy vehicles, large-scale integrated circuits, and third-generation semiconductors.

 

03. Sintering Kiln Furniture for Electronic Materials

 

Made with high-purity alumina and advanced processing technology for impurity treatment; improves the sintering performance of electronic materials; promotes the stability of the performance of sintered electronic component materials; has good permeability, resulting in good product sintering stability; better resistance to high temperatures and thermal shock; can be used for extended periods below 1550℃.

 

For example, in the sintering of surface-mount inductors and varistors:

 

04 Zirconia Kiln Furniture for Sintering Electronic Components

 

Utilizing imported high-purity zirconia and a unique process formula, this kiln ensures excellent material consistency and stability; it exhibits exceptional resistance to rapid heating and cooling environments, resulting in a long product lifespan and stable quality; it does not chemically react or adhere to the components being sintered, guaranteeing the stability and consistency of electronic ceramic product performance and improving the yield rate of sintered products.

 

For example, it is used for sintering thermistors, soft magnetic ferrite cores, and multilayer ceramic capacitors.


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FAQ

High-temperature ceramic sintering supports, also known as kiln furniture, are specialized refractory components used to hold and protect products during high-temperature sintering processes. They are critical because they provide excellent chemical inertness, preventing any reaction, adhesion, or contamination between the support and the sintered product. In metal manufacturing, they ensure dimensional accuracy and high yield for MIM parts and stainless steel sintering up to 1500°C. In electronics, they protect sensitive materials like zirconia ceramics, aluminum nitride, and silicon nitride substrates, ensuring consistent performance and product integrity.

There are several types of ceramic kiln furniture designed for specific electronic applications. Zirconia kiln furniture, made from imported high-purity zirconia, is ideal for sintering thermistors, soft magnetic ferrite cores, and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) due to its exceptional thermal shock resistance and non-stick properties. High-purity alumina sintering supports are best suited for electronic materials like surface-mount inductors and varistors, offering stable sintering performance below 1550°C. For aluminum nitride and silicon nitride substrates used in high-power LEDs, new energy vehicles, and third-generation semiconductors, boron nitride-based support plates and crucibles are recommended due to their high chemical stability and non-reactive nature at elevated temperatures.

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