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Supplier: Kyocera Corporation
Description: The most widely used and best-known fine ceramic material. Good mechanical strength, electrical insulation, high-frequency loss, thermal conductivity, and resistance to heat, wear and corrosion. Sapphire is single-crystal alumina.
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Wear Parts / Tooling, Other, Chemical / Materials Processing, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts, Electronics / RF-Microwave
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 7.8 µm/m-C
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 313280 to 340837 psi
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Description: Alumina tube is a non-porous ceramic tube that is formed of 95%, 99%, or 99.8% alumna material. As a result of its remarkable thermal, mechanical, and chemical characteristics, it is a preferred option in various sectors. Its resistance to high temperatures, abrasion, and
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Corrosion Protection, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Thermal Insulation / Fire Proofing, Electrical / HV Parts
- Density: 3.6 to 3.95 g/cc
- Max Use / Curie Temperature: 1500 to 1650 C
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Description: Alumina ceramic tubes are made of high-purity alumina materials that have exceptional characteristics like high temperature resistance, wear resistance, and chemical stability, etc., and are extensively utilized in a wide range of industries.
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Chemical / Materials Processing, Corrosion Protection, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts
- Density: 3.6 to 3.95 g/cc
- Max Use / Curie Temperature: 1500 to 1650 C
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Description: Alumina Ceramics AL2O3 Alumina is a well-known and commonly used precision ceramic material. It has the same sintered crystal as sapphire and ruby. For decades, it has been used in electrical components because of its high electrical insulation
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Electrical / HV Parts
- Shape / Form: Tube Stock
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Supplier: Superior Technical Ceramics Corp.
Description: For our stock lengths of 24". Ceramic tubes and rods can be cut to shorter lengths. A dash number with the length is added to the above numbers to represent a cut length. (Ex. 960300-12 represents a 3/16" diameter x 12" long rod.)
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Dielectric Ceramics / Materials
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 0.1250 inch
- Length: 24 inch
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Description: Alumina ceramic furnace tubes are used to contain and protect heating elements and samples processed in the furnace. In addition, they are used to control the atmosphere within the furnace by preventing air from entering or leaving the furnace.
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Chemical / Materials Processing, Corrosion Protection, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts
- Density: 3.6 to 3.95 g/cc
- Max Use / Curie Temperature: 1500 to 1650 C
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Supplier: 3X Ceramic Parts Company Limited
Description: High Temperature Resistant 99 Alumina Ceramic Tube Sleeving Alumina ceramic tube sleeving is a kind of ceramic material with alumina (Al2O3) as the main body, which can be used in aerospace. Military equipment is a kind of ceramics with a wide range of uses. Now
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Refractory / High Temperature Materials
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 290074 psi
- Density: 3.9 g/cc
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Description: Alumina ceramic thermocouple protection tubes are used to protect thermocouples from severe conditions. It serves as a barrier between the thermocouple and the environment, shielding the thermocouple from contamination and damage. It also helps to maintain accurate temperature
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Chemical / Materials Processing, Corrosion Protection, Refractory / High Temperature Materials
- Density: 3.6 to 3.95 g/cc
- Dielectric Strength: 1.70E7 V/m
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Supplier: Thermo Shield
Description: Included in our stock of inch and metric refractory fasteners is Molybdenum (Mo or Moly), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), and Alumina (Al2O3 or AD998) screws (fillister, flat & pan head), nuts (hex, square, round with flat or double d, & round slotted), washers (flat, thin, & shoulder), threaded
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Shape / Form: Fabricated / Custom Shape
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Supplier: Morgan Advanced Materials
Description: A porous alumina ceramic of 99.85% Al2O3 content, especially developed as a ‘lossy’ material for microwave attenuation as typically needed in vacuum tubes.
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Density: 3.10E-9 g/cc
- Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity): 6.9 #
- MOR / Flexural Strength: 22916 psi
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Supplier: Thermo Shield
Description: Included in our stock of inch and metric refractory fasteners is Molybdenum (Mo or Moly), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), and Alumina (Al2O3 or AD998) screws (fillister, flat & pan head), nuts (hex, square, round with flat or double d, & round slotted), washers (flat, thin, & shoulder), threaded
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Shape / Form: Tube Stock
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Supplier: Thermo Shield
Description: Included in our stock of inch and metric refractory fasteners is Molybdenum (Mo or Moly), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), and Alumina (Al2O3 or AD998) screws (fillister, flat & pan head), nuts (hex, square, round with flat or double d, & round slotted), washers (flat, thin, & shoulder), threaded
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Shape / Form: Tube Stock
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Supplier: Thermo Shield
Description: Included in our stock of inch and metric refractory fasteners is Molybdenum (Mo or Moly), Tantalum (Ta), Tungsten (W), and Alumina (Al2O3 or AD998) screws (fillister, flat & pan head), nuts (hex, square, round with flat or double d, & round slotted), washers (flat, thin, & shoulder), threaded
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Shape / Form: Tube Stock
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Supplier: 3X Ceramic Parts Company Limited
Description: Alumina Ceramic Tube with different types of purity : 95% Alumina Ceramic Tube 99% Alumina Ceramic Tube 99.7% Alumina Ceramic Tube Alumina Ceramic Tube Stock Dimension We have : Inner diameter * Outer diameter 3*6 / 5*8 / 6*10 /
- Shape / Form: Tube Stock
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Supplier: Accuratus Corporation
Description: ). Accuratus will also custom fabricate any tube geometry not shown in the standard catalog list. Please call us for your special requirements or send your engineering drawings for quotation. Alumina is the most cost effective and widely used material in the family of engineering
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Armor / Ballistic Protection, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts, Electronics / RF-Microwave
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 2.25 inch
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 8.1 to 8.4 µm/m-C
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Supplier: Accuratus Corporation
Description: ). Accuratus will also custom fabricate any tube geometry not shown in the standard catalog list. Please call us for your special requirements or send your engineering drawings for quotation. Alumina is the most cost effective and widely used material in the family of engineering
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Armor / Ballistic Protection, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts, Electronics / RF-Microwave
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 0.0945 inch
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 8.1 to 8.4 µm/m-C
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Description: fabricate components for CVD, ion implants, photolithography, and semiconductors. Industrial furnaces and thermal couple protectors use alumina tubes. Traditionally, alumina ceramics are ideal for products such as injector tubes, gas nozzles, and insulators. Because of
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Description: Thermocouple tubes Tap plates Valve seats Wear components Wire and thread guides Ballistic Armor Wintrustek Advanced Materials is a leading ceramic materials supplier. We provide high-quality Alumina ceramics at a competitive price
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Description: Thermocouple tubes Tap plates Valve seats Wear components Wire and thread guides Ballistic Armor Wintrustek Advanced Materials is a leading ceramic materials supplier. We provide high-quality Alumina ceramics at a competitive price
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Supplier: CoorsTek
Description: CoorsTek alumina ferrules are offered in a variety of shapes and alumina grades, engineered to optimize the performance of each waste heat exchanger. Contact our experts today to determine the best material and configuration for your application. High-Performance Ceramic Support
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Other
- Shape / Form: Ferrule / Eyelet
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Supplier: 3X Ceramic Parts Company Limited
Description: Alumina Ceramic Ring Properties: The sintering temperature of alumina ceramic ring can be as high as 1650-1990 ?. It can be made into molten glass instead of platinum crucible, and can be used to make lamp tubes by light transmittance and alkali metal corrosion resistance
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Density: 3.6 to 3.9 g/cc
- Shape / Form: Fabricated / Custom Shape
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Supplier: 3X Ceramic Parts Company Limited
Description: Alumina Ceramic Rod / Pin Description Due to various excellent performance of the alumina ceramics under wide range of industrial or working conditions, alumina ceramic rod / pin mainly used in the area of thermal processes, protecting tubes, insulating tubes,
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Density: 3.6 to 3.9 g/cc
- Shape / Form: Bar Stock, Rod Stock
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Supplier: Superior Technical Ceramics Corp.
Description: For our stock lengths of 24". Ceramic tubes and rods can be cut to shorter lengths. A dash number with the length is added to the above numbers to represent a cut length. (Ex. 960300-12 represents a 3/16" diameter x 12" long rod.)
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Dielectric Ceramics / Materials
- Length: 24 inch
- Shape / Form: Rod Stock
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Description: Alumina is one of the most cost-effective and widely used engineering ceramic materials. The raw materials used to manufacture this high performance technical grade ceramic are readily available and reasonably priced, resulting in good value for money in fabricated alumina shapes. It
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Supplier: Accuratus Corporation
Description: ). Accuratus will also custom fabricate any tube geometry not shown in the standard catalog list. Please call us for your special requirements or send your engineering drawings for quotation. Alumina is the most cost effective and widely used material in the family of engineering
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Armor / Ballistic Protection, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts, Electronics / RF-Microwave
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 8.1 to 8.4 µm/m-C
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 304577 to 377096 psi
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Supplier: San Jose Delta Associates, Inc.
Description: San Jose Delta maintains an in-house inventory of most grades of alumina ceramics as BARS-RODS-TUBES and SHEETS. The availability of fired “grinding stock” ceramic makes the production of small quantity and prototype orders less costly and offers shorter lead-times. For larger
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Wear Parts / Tooling, Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Electrical / HV Parts, Electronics / RF-Microwave
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 7.9 µm/m-C
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 323000 psi
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Supplier: U.S. Refractories
Description: We have expanded our production of custom sized tubes! Smaller diameter tubes available in finished lengths up to 72". 6" diameter tubes up to 60". Smaller lengths up to 12" diameter! Extruded Ceramic Tubes Plain, Fluted, Flanged, Threaded, Multi-hole, Custom shapes
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Hollow Stock / Shape: Yes
- Length: 48 to 72 inch
- Max Use / Curie Temperature: 2150 to 3400 C
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Supplier: Superior Technical Ceramics Corp.
Description: Rod Tolerance: 1/4" to 1":+1/16",-.000, Over 1": +1/8",-.000, Length: +1/4",-.000.
- Applications: Dielectric / Electrical Insulation
- Diameter: 2 inch
- Length: 12 inch
- Material Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Supplier: Superior Technical Ceramics Corp.
Description: Up to .127" diameter : '+/-0.005", Greater than .127" diameter: ' +/- 3%, 0.006"/inch camber allowance
- Applications: Dielectric / Electrical Insulation
- Diameter: 0.0551 inch
- Length: 6 inch
- Material Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
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Supplier: Swiss Jewel Company
Description: Sapphire Tubes are available in a range of sizes and can be held tighter in tolerance than metal. Stock sizes start with ID .015" and can be made up to almost any ID and OD. Sapphire Tubes are excellent choice for feed-through applications due to material strength. Typical Sapphire
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Sapphire
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 0.0140 to 0.1570 inch
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 4.3 to 5.4 µm/m-C
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Supplier: CoorsTek
Description: CoorsTek offers a wide variety of tubes and rods manufactured from high-performance technical ceramic materials, including alumina, zirconia, and silicon carbide. Enhance performance and product life by using the material best suited to your application. CoorsTek materials
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Other, Electrical / HV Parts
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 79770 to 377096 psi
- Density: 2.8 to 6.02 g/cc
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Supplier: OMEGA Engineering, Inc.
Description: OMEGATITE®650 is an alloy of silicon nitride and aluminum oxide. This superior refractory material has the combined properties of silicon nitride (high strength, hardness, fracture toughness, and low thermal expansion) and aluminum oxide (corrosion resistance, chemically inert, high temperature
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Other, Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Corrosion Protection, Dielectric Ceramics / Materials, Refractory / High Temperature Materials, Thermal Insulation / Fire Proofing, Foundry / Metal Processing
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 0.2559 to 0.6299 inch
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 3 µm/m-C
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Supplier: CoorsTek
Description: Utilizing core extrusion and ceramic injection molding technologies developed over decades, CoorsTek manufactures high-quality alumina protection tubes. Using a special drying process after extrusion enables us to produce tubes and rods with the highest accuracy in radial
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Other, Chemical / Materials Processing
- Coeff. of Thermal Expansion (CTE): 8.2 µm/m-C
- Compressive / Crushing Strength: 391599 psi
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Supplier: CoorsTek
Description: CoorsTek has deep expertise in developing and producing high-volume translucent ceramics. Our polycrystalline alumina products combine high translucency with the thermal stability needed for the brightest and most demanding lighting.
- Aluminum Oxide / Aluminate Type: Alumina / Aluminum Oxide
- Applications: Optics / Optical Grade
- Shape / Form: Fabricated / Custom Shape
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Supplier: Xoxide
Description: viscosity: Arctic Alumina does not contain any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that work together to provide three distinctive functional phases. As it comes from the tube, Arctic Alumina's consistency is engineered for easy
- Compound Type: Thermally Conductive
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Supplier: ZIRCAR Refractory Composites, Inc.
Description: ZIRCAR Refractory Sheet Type RS-MS Moldable Sleeving is a moist woven alumina composite sleeving. It is supplied in a wet form ready for the fabrication of custom shapes. It can be cut to size with a knife or scissors, wrapped around a suitable form, air dried, and immediately put into
- Applications: Fire Proofing / Thermal Protection, HVAC
- Material Type: Alumina
- Overall Length: 8.33 yd
- Overall Thickness: 0.0625 inch
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Supplier: Xoxide
Description: viscosity: Arctic Alumina does not contain any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that work together to provide three distinctive functional phases. As it comes from the tube, Arctic Alumina's consistency is engineered for easy
- Compound Type: Thermally Conductive
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Supplier: Pyromation
Description: Series 16 mullite tubes are composed of 63% alumina, and have slightly more porosity than the Series 17 alumina tube composed of 99.7% alumina, which is considered to be more gas tight.
- Applications: Abrasive / Erosive Wear Protection, Chemical / Materials Processing
- Bore Diameter (I.D.): 0.2500 to 1 inch
- Diameter: 0.3750 to 1.25 inch
- Length: 12 to 36 inch
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High Temperature Resistant 99 Alumina Ceramic Tube Sleeving Alumina ceramic tube sleeving is a kind of ceramic material with alumina (Al2O3) as the main body, which can be used in aerospace. Military equipment is a kind of ceramics with a wide range of uses. Now let (read more)
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Metal laser tubes are sealed metal chambers made of metal and ceramic, metal is typically stainless steel or other durable alloys and ceramics are usually alumina, they are brazed to form a feedthrough of up to 1.0 x 10 -10 atm-cc/sec. The tube is filled with a specific mixture of gasses in the (read more)
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Ceramic Multi Bores Tubes Application : Due to various excellent performance of the alumina ceramics under wide range of industrical or labority conditions, ceramic multi bores tubes are mainly used in the area of thermal processes, insulating tubes (read more)
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The following information applies to both the Mullite and Alumina versions of the ceramic protection tubes. Installation into a running process Insert the ceramic protection tube into a running process at the rate of 1” per hour per 100°C to prevent thermal shock and (read more)
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How to use Alumina Ceramic Tubes for Long-Term Use
Alumina ceramic is widely applied in the high-temperature industry because of its excellent resistance to high temperatures. It can withstand high temperatures up to 1800?, in addition to its stable chemical properties, high mechanical strength, and electrical insulation. So Alumina ceramic tube
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Curing Ceramic Fiber [MEC]
A special steel tube and coil combination is used to build an induction heating oven to cure the fiber on a continuous basis. The ceramic fiber travels in an alumina tube inside a hot steel tube.
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Novel Synthesis and Processing of Ceramics
Two techniques are used to process the powders into granules in order to improve their flow characteristics and to facilitate the manufacturing of the alumina tubes .
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Sodium Heat Engine Development Program. Phase 1, Final report
Typical Micrograph of Extruded p"- alumina Tube Sintered at 1595°C for 5 min ........................................................................................
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An evaluation of alumina reaction tube conditioning for high‐precision 2 H/ 1 H isotope measurements via gas chromatography/thermal conversion/isotope ratio ma...
METHODS We investigated δ2H variations and observed the changes in carbon coating using six different conditioning methods for the pyrolysis alumina tube : (i) no treatment; (ii) conditioning with 4 μL hexane; (iii) conditioning with 2 μL hexane; (iv) conditioning with 2 μL hexane followed by …
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Effect of silicon doping on bone formation within alumina porous domains
Alumina tubes (1.3‐mm outer diameter, 0.6‐mm inner diameter, 15‐mm length) doped with Si at nominal concentrations of 0.5 and 5.0 mol % were implanted into femoral medullary canals of female rats for 16 weeks.
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High Temperature Battery for Drilling Applications
Cathode compartment was built of beta”- alumina tube which served as an electrolyte, separator and cathode compartment.
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Shape memory effect during preparation of alumia ceramic tubes
Abstract: Pure alumina ceramic tube and 95 alumina ceramic (the ceramic with 95.84% alumina ) tube were prepared by using self-prepared alumina micrometer powder without agglomeration as raw material.
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Novel Ceramic/Camphene‐Based Co‐Extrusion for Highly Aligned Porous Alumina Ceramic Tubes
We herein propose a novel way of producing highly aligned porous alumina tubes by co‐extruding an initial feed rod, which comprised of a pure camphene core and a frozen alumina/camphene shell.
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Preparation of Asymmetric Tubular Oxygen Separation Membrane with Oxygen Permeable Pr 2 Ni 0.75 Cu 0.25 Ga 0.05 O 4+δ
A dense separation layer was successfully fabricated inside the porous alumina tube by sintering at 1473 K for 8 h in air.
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Verification of the fracture mechanism of β″‐aluminas caused by large current density
To clarify this fracture mechanism, the temperature and thermal stress distributions in a β″‐ alumina tube generated by transmitting sodium ions were calculated.
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Use of an intramedullary in vivo model to study bone formation and maintenance in ceramic porous domains
Pure alumina tubes (1.3 mm outer diameter, 0.6 mm inner diameter, 15 mm length) were implanted in the femoral medullary canal of young female rats for 4, 6, 8, 12, and 16 weeks.