Kerafol® manufactures setter plates for high demands on geometry and material quality for your components. The setters are manufactured pressure less by tape casting process. Beside other ceramic production operations like die casting, dry pressing or extrusion our tape casted products Kerafol® setters have no inhomogeneous particle distribution inside the setter matrix. The pore distribution and the pore size is homogenous over the complete product matrix. The setter can be used for sintering and debinding MIM, CIM, PZT or SOFC products. The porous sintered setters are characterized by the following properties:
Special characteristics
small weight
high mechanical stability
small furnace ballast
high open porosity
dust and particle free homogeny surface
homogenous shrinking through unimpeded shrinkage
absorption of the binder into the pores during the debinding process
very smooth surface
compatibility with other carrier setter plates like molybdenum, CFC, RSiC and others
Due to the low heat capacity, the demand of energy for the kiln is lower, compared to conventional setter and kiln furniture. The demand of time and energy for heating up and cooling down the kiln furniture is significantly reduced by using Kerafol setter plates.
Our customers use these setters for sintering Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC), Solid Oxide Fuell Cells, dental ceramics and for debinding and sintering metal injection moulded (MIM) components. The high planarity of Keralpor 99 leads to accurate sinter results. Due to the high porosity of the alumina matrix the gases can diffuse through the setter during the debinding and sintering process easily.
The parts do not adhere to the setter during the debinding process. Keralpor 99 can be used best as a setter plate on your silicon carbite, mullite, korundum, molybdenum or grafite kiln-furniture.
Advantages
Applications
dust-free / particle-free surface
homogeneous pore size distribution
good mechanical strength compared to the high porosity
material can be cut by laser or waterjet
very good planarity and surface quality
big customized dimensions of the setter possible
gases and liquids can freely diffuse through the sintered plate
The Keralpor S is a setter, which can be used for sintering various of metal injection moulding (MIM) - products and materials. The advantage of this porous zirconia thoughened alumina is its good thermal shock resistance and high mechanical strength. Through the 38% porous structure, adhesion of the sintered part will be prevented.
Due to the porous structure of the setter, adherences of the overlying green ware can be avoided. Customers use Keralpor S especially for debinding and sintering MIM products and when the cooling process in the kiln is fast.
All sizes are available with a thickness of 1.6 mm! Please ask for you tailormade dimensions and we will create your Keralpor S quickly.
Advantages
Applications
dust-and particle-free surface
homogeneous pore distribution over the entire setter
very good mechanical strength despite to the high porositymaterial can be cut by laser and waterjet
cutting by water jet or laser is possible
good thermal shock resistance
good planarity and surface quality
customized dimensions of the setters are possible
gases can freely diffuse through the settermatrix
setter plate for metal injection moulding (MIM) parts
setter plate for ceramic injection moulding (CIM) parts
setter plate for high demand of thermo shock resistance
