High Shear Compaction Applications
The HSC™ process is suitable for a broad range of applications that would normally utilize tape casting. We have successfully processed hundreds of different materials. Some of the applications include:
- Controlled porosity battery separators for advanced electric vehicle power sources
- Ceramic plates for body armor
- Dielectric tapes for high frequency and also high voltage capacitors
- Anode, cathode, and support layers for solid oxide fuel cells
- Metal matrix composites for alternative disk drives or as semi-conductor heat sinks for high density circuit packaging
- Flexible braze alloy tapes made from high-density cobalt titanium metal powders used to repair turbine blades
- Abrasive and wear resistant diamond coatings used on carbide inserts for oil well drill bits and bearings
- Various planar tapes for use in constructing a wide variety of electronic components including transducers, varisters, inductors, piezoelectric filters, thermistors, and capacitors
- High density sheets for alumina, zirconia, and other substrates
- Glass frit tapes for hermetic seals
- Al-SiC composites for heat sinks
- SiC tapes for heat spreaders and wear applications
- Porous ceramic filters
- Graphite tape used in oil well gas separators
- Corn starch fugitive separator tapes
- Low temperature co-fire ceramic
- Many others including virtually any glass, ceramic, plastic, or organic powders
Referenced in:
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. “Cost-Effective Single Step Cofiring Process for Manufacturing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using HSC™ Anode.” Kyung Joong Yoon et. al. April 2010, Vol. 7.