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Visit us at the GlassTec show in Duesseldorf, October 21-25, 2008: Hall 11, Booth 11 E40 !
ANNA Meeting 2008 Kelowna, Canada: September 28th - October 3rd 2008
Together with our affiliate in Austria we round off our competencies in the PGM world.
FKS Materials: NanoTechnology enables highest performance
More than thirty-five years ago, Umicore found a way to grain-stabilize platinum and its alloys with the introduction of a unique ODS (Oxide Dispersion Strengthened) material. Such ODS materials stabilize the fine grain of platinum, thus significantly improve the properties of the platinum engineered components in terms of quality and endurance. They are characterized by high mechanical strength, high creep resistance, and a high level of corrosion resistance towards aggressive glass melts.
Only with in-depth scientific research, unique material knowledge and specialist powder-metallurgical production is it possible to develop, manufacture and steadily improve a superior and outstanding ODS material: Umicore’s FKS ("Fein Korn Stabilisiert" / Fine Grain Stabilized) material:
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High-temperature mechanical strength is 4 to 8 times higher compared with identical cast alloys
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Creep resistance of FKS PtRh10 is between 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than that of a the identical cast alloy
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Working temperature up to 0.9 times of melting temperature
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Significantly increased component lifetime saves operational cost
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Enabling of reduced or zero Rhodium contents do save PGM cost
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Thinner FKS sheets considerably reduce the overall PGM requirement
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Tailor-made material properties for free-standing components
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Reduction of free expansion by higher mechanical strength in e.g. tubing systems
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Low variation limits during operation (elongation, strength, …) for Process Excellence
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Enabling new component designs, such as self-supporting