SILICON CARBIDE (SiC) AND BORON CARBIDE (B4C) SPRAY NOZZLES
For atomizing abrasive and corrosive media or suspensions, it is essential to use the appropriate nozzles. A long lifetime and constant spray conditions are the principle requirements to ensure a reproducible, cost-effective process.
Product Program and Properties
ESK spray nozzles and nozzles made of EKasic® (sintered silicon carbide) and TETRABOR® (boron carbide) meet these conditions thanks to their outstanding properties:
- Extreme abrasion resistance
- Universal corrosion resistance
- Chemical inertness
Application Fields
ESK spray nozzles are used in chemical processes engineering, such as flue-gas desulfurization, homogenization and spray drying.
| Silicon Carbide | |||||
| Material properties | Norm | Symbol/Unit | EKasic® F |
EKasic® F plus |
EKasic® T |
| Density | DIN EN 623-2 | ρ [g/cm3] | >3.10 | >3.16 | >3.21 |
| Porosity | DIN EN 623-2 | P [%] | <3.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
| Mean grain size | [μm] | <5 | <5 | <2 | |
| Grain size distribution | [μm] | ||||
| Phase composition | α-SiC | α-SiC | α-SiC, YAG |
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| Vickers hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HV 1 [GPa] | 25.5 | 25.5 | 22.5 |
| Knoop hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HK 0.1 [GPa] | 24.5 | 24.5 | 21.0 |
| Young's modulus | DIN EN 843-2 | E [GPa] | 410 | 420 | 420 |
| Weibull modulus | DIN EN 843-5 | m | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Flexural strength, 4-pt bending |
DIN EN 843-1 | σB [MPa] | 400 | 510 | 550 |
| Compressive strength | σD [MPa] | 2200 | 2200 | 2500 | |
| Poisson ratio | ν | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | |
| Fracture toughness (SENB) |
Klc [MPa·m0,5] | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion |
DIN EN 821-1 | ||||
| 20°C - 500°C | α [10-6/K] | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | |
| 500°C - 1000°C | α [10-6/K] | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| Specific heat at 20°C | DIN EN 821-3 | cp [J/g K] | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Thermal conductivity at 20°C |
DIN EN 821-2 | λ [W/mK] | 125 | 125 | 75 |
| Thermal stress parameters |
calculated | ||||
| R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) | R1 [K] | 198 | 246 | 314 | |
| R2 = R1·λ | R2 [W/mm] | 25 | 31 | 24 | |
| Specific electrical resistance at 20°C |
DIN EN 50359 | ρ [Ω cm] | 106-108 | 106-108 | 102-103 |
| Silicon Carbide | |||||
| Material properties | Norm | Symbol/Unit | EKasic® C |
EKasic® P |
EKasic® G |
| Density | DIN EN 623-2 | ρ [g/cm3] | >3.10 | >2.76- 2.89 |
>3.02 |
| Porosity | DIN EN 623-2 | P [%] | <3.0 | 10-14 | <3.0 |
| Mean grain size | [μm] | bimodal | <5 | bimodal | |
| Grain size distribution | [μm] | 10-1500 | 10-1000 | ||
| Phase composition | α-SiC | α-SiC | α-SiC, graphite |
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| Vickers hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HV 1 [GPa] | 25.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 |
| Knoop hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HK 0.1 [GPa] | 24.5 | 21.6 | 23.0 |
| Young's modulus | DIN EN 843-2 | E [GPa] | 410 | 340 | 390 |
| Weibull modulus | DIN EN 843-5 | m | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Flexural strength, 4-pt bending |
DIN EN 843-1 | σB [MPa] | 400 | 225 | 230 |
| Compressive strength | σD [MPa] | 2500 | 2000 | 2500 | |
| Poisson ratio | ν | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | |
| Fracture toughness (SENB) |
Klc [MPa·m0,5] | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion |
DIN EN 821-1 | ||||
| 20°C - 500°C | α [10-6/K] | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| 500°C - 1000°C | α [10-6/K] | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | |
| Specific heat at 20°C | DIN EN 821-3 | cp [J/g K] | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Thermal conductivity at 20°C |
DIN EN 821-2 | λ [W/mK] | 125 | 90 | 110 |
| Thermal stress parameters |
calculated | ||||
| R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) | R1 [K] | 198 | 157 | 124 | |
| R2 = R1·λ | R2 [W/mm] | 25 | 14 | 14 | |
| Specific electrical resistance at 20°C |
DIN EN 50359 | ρ [Ω cm] | 103-104 | 106-108 | 103-104 |
| Boron Carbide | |||
| Material properties | Norm | Symbol/Unit | TETRABOR® |
| Density | DIN EN 623-2 | ρ [g/cm3] | >2.48 |
| Porosity | DIN EN 623-2 | P [%] | <0.5 |
| Mean grain size | [μm] | <15 | |
| Aspect ratio (L/D) | - | ||
| Phase composition | B4C, C | ||
| Vickers hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HV 1 [GPa] | 31 |
| Knoop hardness | DIN EN 843-4 | HK 0.1 [GPa] | 29 |
| Young's modulus | DIN EN 843-2 | E [GPa] | 420 |
| Weibull modulus | DIN EN 843-5 | m | 15 |
| Flexural strength, 4-pt bending | DIN EN 843-1 | σB [MPa] | 450 |
| Compressive strength | σD [MPa] | >2800 | |
| Poisson ratio | ν | 0.15 | |
| Fracture toughness (SENB) | Klc [MPa·m0,5] | 5 | |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion | DIN EN 821-1 | ||
| 20°C - 500°C | α [10-6/K] | 4.5 | |
| 500°C - 1000°C | α [10-6/K] | 7.2 | |
| Specific heat at 20°C | DIN EN 821-3 | cp [J/g K] | 1 |
| Thermal conductivity at 20°C | DIN EN 821-2 | λ [W/m K] | 40 |
| Thermal stress parameters | calculated | ||
| R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) | [K] | 202 | |
| R2 = R1·λ | [W/mm] | 8 | |
| Specific electrical resistance at 20°C |
DIN EN 50359 | ρ [Ω cm] | 1 |
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