Advanced Ceramic Composites for Wear and Refractory Engineering Applications: Proof of Concept -XeraCarb Ltd

XeraCarb有限公司是一家充满活力的新公司，生产陶瓷复合材料，用于从窑具到陶瓷盔甲的许多应用。XeraCarb的材料技术允许使用节能工艺制造新型高性能陶瓷。通过改变材料组成和加工参数，可以改变陶瓷复合材料制成的部件的性能。XeraCarb正在寻求为其产品开辟新的市场，在这些市场中，良好的耐磨性或耐高温性（或两者兼而有之）很重要。许多工业过程，如金属和陶瓷生产、发电、矿物加工和废物焚烧都需要这些特性。为了进入这些市场，XeraCarb需要通过确定最佳成分和加工参数来开发其材料，以提供最佳的磨损和热性能。然而，由于材料的性能不是相互独立的，最大化一个会对另一个产生不利影响。因此，该项目旨在确定成分、加工参数、最终性能和性能之间的复杂关系。这样，XeraCarb将能够从具有特定应用特性的材料中制定和制造组件。例如，一个部件可能需要对高温气体具有最大的耐磨性，但也需要一定程度的韧性和强度，并在1200°C以上工作。与在室温下工作的组件相比，这将需要不同形式的材料，其主要要求是抗干砂的耐磨性。优化后的材料将根据行业公认的标准进行测试，以与现有材料进行性能比较。将创建材料数据表，包括可能的材料属性和性能范围，以提供给潜在的最终用户。

XeraCarb Ltd is a dynamic new company producing ceramic composite materials for anumber of applications ranging from kiln furniture to ceramic armour. XeraCarb's materialstechnology allows the manufacture of novel high performance ceramics using energy efficient processes. The properties and performance of components made with the ceramic composite can be varied by changing the materials composition and the processing parameters.XeraCarb is seeking to open new markets for its products where good wear resistance orresistance to high temperatures (or both) are important. Many industrial processes, such as metal and ceramic production, power generation, mineral processing and waste incineration can require these properties.In order to access these markets XeraCarb needs to develop its materials by determining the optimum compositions and processing parameters that will provide the best wear and thermal properties. However, since materials properties are not independent of each other maximising one can adversely affect another. The project thus aims to determine the complex relationship between composition, processing parameters, final properties and performance. In doing so XeraCarb will then be able to formulate and manufacture components from materials with properties tailored to a particular application. For example, a component may need to have maximum wear resistance against hot gases but also a certain level of toughness and strength and operate above 1200°C. This would require a different form of the material compared to a component operating at room temperature with its main requirement being wear resistance against dry sand.The optimised materials will be tested against industry recognised standards to compareperformance with existing materials. Materials data sheets including the range of possiblematerials properties and performance will be created for provision to potential end users.