LCM TECHNOLOGY MATERIAL OVERVIEW E

AVAILABLE MATERIALS FOR THE LCM TECHNOLOGY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR OPEN SYSTEM With the LCM technology, Lithoz has created an open system through which many different ceramic materials can be handled. This provides the opportunity to process customer-specific powders without the need for any system modification, meaning that our LCM technology is suited for processing sinterable powders. In the past few years, we have successfully processed the following materials (amongst others) using the LCM technology: Alumina toughened zirconia Lithoz offers its customers various materials for the additive...

TECHNICAL DATA POWDER Purity [%] SLURRY Solids loading [vol%] Dynamic viscosity1 [Pa . s] SINTERED CERAMIC Theoretical density [g/cm³] Relative density [%] Porosity [%] Four-point bending strength [MPa] Three-point bending strength [MPa]2 Surface roughness Ra [μm] Relative permittivity Dielectric loss tanδ Alumina (Al2O3) is one of the most important oxide ceramic materials and is characterized by high levels of hardness as well as good corrosion and temperature resistance. Components made from alumina are electrically insulating and puncture-proof and are therefore suitable for a wide range...

TECHNICAL DATA SINTERED CERAMIC Theoretical density [g/cm³] Four-point bending strength [MPa] Zirconia is used for applications with extreme demands on the material. High-end metal forming, valves, bearings and cutting tools are some of the applications which benefit from the mechanical properties of zirconia. The biocompatibility of zirconia facilitates its use in medical applications, such as dental applications and as part of permanent implants. LithaCon 3Y is a 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia. Some of the mechanical highlights of this material include its excellent flexural strength, fracture...

TECHNICAL DATA SLURRY Solids loading [vol%] SINTERED CERAMIC Theoretical density [g/cm³] Four-point bending strength [MPa] Relative density [%] Skin irritability Silicon nitride is a beta-SiAlON type ceramic. It exhibits superior material properties such as high strength, high toughness, thermal shock resistance and good chemical resistance to corrosion from many acids and alkalis. No skin irritation according to ISO 10993-10 LithaNit 720 has a wide range of applications including insulators, springs, impellers and more. Furthermore, it can be used for the medical engineering of permanent implants...

TECHNICAL DATA POWDER Complies with the specification for β-tricalcium phosphate as implant material (ASTM F1088 - 04a) Heavy metal content [ppm] Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) exhibits excellent biocompatibility, bioresorbability and osteoconductivity, and is therefore a well-established material for bone replacement in regenerative medicine. Due to its properties, it is possible to manufacture patient-specific resorbable implants with defined pore structures and geometries using this material. During the healing phase, these implants will be resorbed by the body and replaced by native bone tissue,...

TECHNICAL DATA POWDER Purity [%] Complies with the specification for hydroxyapatite as implant material (ASTM F1085 - 03) 10 μm Heavy metal content [ppm] SLURRY Solids loading [vol%] Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a naturally occurring mineral that forms the main component of bones. Due to its similarities to the inorganic components of bone, HA possesses excellent biocompatibility and osteoconductivity and has a number of potential applications as a bone substitute. In comparison to tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite takes far more time to be absorbed into the body, therefore giving the body more...

TECHNICAL DATA SLURRY Solids loading [vol%] Dynamic viscosity [Pa . s] SINTERED CERAMIC Theoretical density [g/cm³] Three-point bending strength [MPa] Three-point bending strength (impregnated) [MPa] LithaCore 450 is mainly based on silica with addition of alumina and zircon. It is used for the production of casting cores for investment casting. Typical applications include single crystal casting of turbine blades. Relative density [%] very good Sintered ceramic cores made from LithaCore 450 have very low thermal dilatation up to 1500 °C, a high porosity, outstanding surface quality and a very...

FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS Can’t find the material you want? Then use our customer-specific material development service! Lithoz offers a customer-specific material development service! If you would like to find out more about our customer-specific material development service and feasibility studies, write a short email to Mr. Peter Schneider at [email protected] or call +43 1 9346612 - 206 who will be happy to assist you. Lithoz GmbH Mollardgasse 85a / 2 / 64 – 69 1060 Vienna  •  Austria Tel: + 43 1 9346612 – 200 Fax: + 43 1