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 Applications
of graphite
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Aerospace
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Specialty
graphites and CC are used for manufacturing
high-tech aerospace components.
Composite
Tooling.
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Automotive
Industry
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Specialty
graphites combine electrical conductivity, outstanding
sliding properties and long operation times.
Ideal conditions for their use in automotive
industries.
Automotive
sealing; compressors and vacuum pumps; mechanical
seals; pumps; sliding elements.
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Cemented
Carbide Industry and Powder Metallurgy
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Specialty
graphites show high thermal resistance and mechanical
strength. A suitable platform for use in sintering
processes.
Sintering
processes for the production of cemented carbides
and powder metallurgy.
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Ceramics
Industry
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Due
to their good electrical conductivity, high
mechanical strength and high temperature resistance,
specialty graphites are used for the manufacture
of special ceramics.
Manufacturing
of high performance ceramics.
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Chemical
Industry
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Specialty
graphites withstand the tough conditions in
applications in the chemical industry.
Compressors
and vacuum pumps; equipment for chemical processes;
heat exchangers; mechanical seals; pumps.
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Diamond
Synthesis
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High
purity graphites are used for the manufacture
of synthetic diamonds.
Manufacturing
of industrial diamonds.
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Electrical
Engineering
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Electrical
conductivity and outstanding sliding properties
of specialty graphites are the best prerequisites
for use in electrical applications.
Household
appliances; radio transmitting tubes.
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Electrochemical
Industry
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Specialty
graphites for the electrochemical industry show
good electrical conductivity and high resistance
to corrosion.
Aequeous
and organic electrosynthesis; ceramics for Industrial
Applications; chlorine-alkali electrolysis;
electrochemical separation processes; electrolysis
of lithium, sodium, magnesium and fluorine.
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Energy
Technology
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Reliable
energy supply. Specialty graphites provide the
necessary prerequisites for this.
High-voltage
switchgear; mechanical seals; turbines.
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Glass
Industry
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Components
and operating materials made of specialty graphites
and CC are key components in the manufacturing
process of glass.
Manufacturing
of float, container and technical glass
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Heat
Treatment Industry
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Graphite,
carbon and graphite felt, graphite foils and
laminated sheets and CC are key materials for
high temperature applications.
High
temperature furnace construction; high temperature
hardening processes.
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Iron
and Steel Industry
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High
temperature resistance makes specialty graphite
an ideal material for foundries and iron and
steel processing.
Centrifugal
casting, pressure casting and wheel casting;
сontinuous casting of stainless steel and grey
iron; melting and holding furnaces; vacuum steel
degassing.
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Laboratory
Industry
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Due
to a combination of extraordinary properties
(highest purity, electrical conductivity, resistance
to thermal shock and chemical resistance) specialty
graphites are ideal for use in laboratory applications.
Gas
analysis.
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Mechanical
Engineering
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Specialty
graphites work also under extreme conditions.
Good sliding properties as well as high chemical
and thermal resistance are a custom-made profile
for use in mechanical engineering.
Air
powered tools; centrifuges and stirring machines;
cigarette machines; compressors and vacuum pumps;
gauge and control systems; mechanical seals;
pumps; textile machines.
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Medical
Technology
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Specialty
graphites are also an excellent material for
use in medicine, for the benefit of patients.
Manufacturing
of mechanical heart valves; manufacturing of
X-ray tubes.
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Mining
Industry
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Optimally
suited to specific applications in the mining
industry we have materials with excellent sliding
properties and high-wear resistance.
Mechanical
seals.
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Non-ferrous
Mettalurgy Industry
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A
variety of graphite parts are used in production
processes of non-ferrous and precious metals
due to their good frictional properties and
minimal wettability.
Continuous
casting of non-ferrous and precious metals;
melting of non-ferrous and precious metals;
refining of aluminum melts, extrusion processes
and casting of aluminum, surface cleaning; thermowelding.
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Nuclear
Industry
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The
combination of extraordinary properties ensures
the safe use of specialty graphites in nuclear
power plants.
Fusion
reactors; gas cooled reactors; high temperature
reactors; mechanical bearings.
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Paper
Industry
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Specialty
graphites are excellent materials for current
transmission and sealing applications in paper
industry.
Compressors
and vacuum pumps; mechanical seals
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Plastic
Industry
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Essential
properties of plastic materials are optimized
by using carbon and graphite filler.
Compounding
of plastic materials; injection moulding.
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Quartz
Glass Industry
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High
purity graphites are indispensable for the manufacture
of a wide range of quartz products.
Manufacturing
of high purity quartz glass products.
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Refractory
Manufacturing
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High
thermal resistance, minimal wettability and
high resistance to thermal shock are essential
properties for the use of specialty graphites
in the casting processes of refractory materials.
Casting
of refractory materials.
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Semiconductor
Industry
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Graphite,
CC and felt are used in a wide variety of semiconductor
applications where purity is at a premium.
Brazing
and glass to metal sealing; crystal growing
(CZ); electron beam evaporation (EBE); fiber
optics; ion implantation; liquid phase epitaxy
(LPE); melting high purity metals; metal
organic gas phase epitaxy (MOCVD); plasma etching;
polycrystalline silicon deposition; reduction
heating of Germanium Oxide; silicon epitaxy;
single Wafer Processing; slicing monocrystal
rods; solar technology; zone refining of semiconductor
materials.
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Tool
Manufacturing
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Specialty
graphites are easy to machine and resistant
to wear. Important properties for use in tool
manufacturing.
Electrical
discharge machining (EDM) of forging dies, die
casting molds and injection molding tools; sintering
and pressure sintering of diamond tools
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