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EKasic® SILICON CARBIDE AND EKasin® SILICON NITRIDE GAS SEAL RINGS

EKasic® SILICON CARBIDE AND EKasin® SILICON NITRIDE GAS SEAL RINGS

For sealing compressors, gas-lubricated mechanical seals have proven to be the most economical solution. They operate on the basis of the contact-free relative movement of the rotor and stator at extremely high speeds and with a minimum gap size. Microstructures introduced into the running surface provide the “air cushion” that allows contact-free rotation. The crucial advantages are no maintenance and minimum leakage:

For this application, ESK offers EKasic® silicon carbide (SiC) or EKasin® silicon nitride (Si3N4) gas seal rings for use in gas-lubricated mechanical seals.

EKasic® T Gas Seal Rings

 

EKasic® T gas seal rings from ESK offer an impressive combination of properties:

  • High mechanical strength
  • Excellent thermal conductivity
  • High stiffness
  • Corrosion resistance

EKasin® Gas Seal Rings

Special high-performance applications can be implemented with the use of EKasin® S (silicon nitride) for the gas seal rings from ESK.

Custom Modifications

As additional services, ESK can microstructure the gas seal rings and perform DLC coating for the start-up phase to customer specifications.

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Silicon Carbide
Material properties Norm Symbol/Unit EKasic®
F		 EKasic®
F plus		 EKasic®
C
Density DIN EN 623-2 ρ [g/cm3] >3.10 >3.16 >3.10
Porosity DIN EN 623-2 P [%] <3.0 <1.0 <3.0
Mean grain size [μm] <5 <5 bimodal
Grain size distribution [μm] 10-1500
Phase composition α-SiC α-SiC α-SiC
Vickers hardness DIN EN 843-4 HV 1 [GPa] 24.5 24.5 24.5
Knoop hardness DIN EN 843-4 HK 0.1 [GPa] 24.5 24.5 24.5
Young's modulus DIN EN 843-2 E [GPa] 430 430 430
Weibull modulus DIN EN 843-5 m 10 10 10
Flexural strength,
4-pt bending		 DIN EN 843-1 σB [MPa] 400 510 400
Compressive strength σD [MPa] > 2500 > 2500 > 2500
Poisson ratio ν 0.17 0.17 0.17
Fracture toughness
(SENB)		 Klc [MPa·m0,5] 4 4 3.5
Coefficient of
thermal expansion		 DIN EN 821-1
20°C - 500°C α [10-6/K] 3.8 3.8 3.8
500°C - 1000°C α [10-6/K] 5.1 5.1 5.1
Specific heat at 20°C DIN EN 821-3 cp [J/g K] 0.69 0.69 0.69
Thermal conductivity
at 20°C		 DIN EN 821-2 λ [W/mK] 130 130 130
Thermal stress
parameters		 calculated
R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) R1 [K] 203 259 203
R2 = R1·λ R2 [W/mm] 26 34 26
Specific electrical
resistance at 20°C		 DIN EN 50359 ρ [Ω cm] > 108 > 108 104-105



Silicon Carbide
Material properties Norm Symbol/Unit EKasic®
P		 EKasic®
G		 EKasic®
T
Density DIN EN 623-2 ρ [g/cm3] >2.76-
2.89		 >3.02 >3.21
Porosity DIN EN 623-2 P [%] 10-14 <3.0 <1.0
Mean grain size [μm] <5 bimodal <2
Grain size distribution [μm] 10-1000  
Phase composition α-SiC α-SiC,
graphite		 α-SiC,
YAG
Vickers hardness DIN EN 843-4 HV 1 [GPa] 24.5 24.5 22.5
Knoop hardness DIN EN 843-4 HK 0.1 [GPa] 24.0 24.0 22.5
Young's modulus DIN EN 843-2 E [GPa] 340 390 420
Weibull modulus DIN EN 843-5 m 15 15 15
Flexural strength,
4-pt bending		 DIN EN 843-1 σB [MPa] 225 250 550
Compressive strength σD [MPa] > 2000 > 2200 > 2500
Poisson ratio ν 0.13 0.15 0.17
Fracture toughness
(SENB)		 Klc [MPa·m0,5] 3 3.5 6
Coefficient of
thermal expansion		 DIN EN 821-1
20°C - 500°C α [10-6/K] 3.8 3.8 4.1
500°C - 1000°C α [10-6/K] 5.1 5.1 5.3
Specific heat at 20°C DIN EN 821-3 cp [J/g K] 0.69 0.69 0.71
Thermal conductivity
at 20°C		 DIN EN 821-2 λ [W/mK] 110 130 80
Thermal stress
parameters		 calculated
R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) R1 [K] 152 143 265
R2 = R1·λ R2 [W/mm] 17 19 21
Specific electrical
resistance at 20°C		 DIN EN 50359 ρ [Ω cm] > 108 104-105 103-106
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Silicon Nitride
Material properties Norm Symbol/Unit EKasin®S
Density DIN EN 623-2 ρ [g/cm3] >3.24
Porosity DIN EN 623-2 P [%] <0.5
Mean grain size [μm] <2
Aspect ratio (L/D) 3-5
Phase composition β-Si3N4, Oxide
Vickers hardness DIN EN 843-4 HV 1 [GPa] 15
Knoop hardness DIN EN 843-4 HK 0.1 [GPa] 15
Young's modulus DIN EN 843-2 E [GPa] 300
Weibull modulus DIN EN 843-5 m 15
Flexural strength, 4-pt bending DIN EN 843-1 σB [MPa] 800
Compressive strength DIN 51104 σD [MPa] >2500
Poisson ratio DIN EN 843-2 ν 0.28
Fracture toughness (SENB) Klc [MPa·m0,5] 7
Coefficient of thermal expansion DIN EN 821-1
25°C - 500°C α [10-6/K] 2.5
500°C - 1000°C α [10-6/K] 3.9
Specific heat at 25°C DIN EN 821-3 cp [J/g K] 0.65
Thermal conductivity at 25°C DIN EN 821-2 λ [W/m K] 27
Thermal stress parameters calculated
R1 = σB·(1-ν) / (α·E) [K] 768
R2 = R1·λ [W/mm] 21
Specific electrical
resistance at 25°C		 DIN EN 50359 ρ [Ω cm] >1011