SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE CERAMICS & REFRACTORIES

WEAR RESISTANT
TECHNOLOGIES
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SAINT-GOBAIN 2023
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2023

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PRODUCTS EMPLOYEES SALES IN 2023
did not exist 5 years ago

REPRESENTED IN 76 -34 % 8
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REDUCTION
(vs. 2017 on scope 1+2)

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materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the
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OUR MISSION
To design, develop and supply solutions and services for extreme operating industrial conditions. Our engineered
ceramics and refractory products are manufactured to the highest industrial standards and deliver enhanced
performance while minimizing environmental impact.

PIONEERING CERAMIC SOLUTIONS FOR EXTREME INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND A GREENER WORLD.
WEAR RESISTANT TECHNOLOGIES
Saint-Gobain‘s Wear Resistant products and solutions are developed with a focus to serve applications across
various markets that need resistance to numerous types of wear.

Our expertise in material science combined with in-depth knowledge of application, design, manufacturing
engineering and installation expertise enables us to offer customized ceramic material solutions for various
applications across a multitude of industries.

The applications we support are relevant across a wide range of industries. A few of them are listed below.

KEY MARKETS
Iron Making Powder & Bulk Solids Aggregates

Mining & Mineral

Grain Handling Asphalt
Processing

Chemical Processing Cement Pulp & Paper

Coal Fired Power Recycling Environment

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SOLUTIONS

ULTRA FINE
SINTERED ALPHA-
ALUMINA OXIDE
(AL2O3)
Ultra fine-grain, sintered high grade pressed alumina
for various types of abrasion.

Durafrax®
versatile material suitable for a range of applications
most cost effective wear resistant material
FDA approved for grain & food processing

NITRIDE BONDED SILICON CARBIDE

(NBSiC)
High performance dense NBSiC ceramic refractory
with complex shapes‘ capabilities.

CRYSTON® (max. 1590 °C) & CAST

REFRAX® (max. 1450 °C) – Cast
versatile material suitable for a range of applications
most cost effective wear resistant material
FDA approved for grain & food processing

CRYSTON® TW – Cast
improved wear and thermal shock resistance
over a standard NBSiC
thin wall components

REFRAX® 20 – Pressed
good wear-resistant pressed material
improved oxidation and thermal shock resistance
due to higher porosity
capable of tighter tolerances due to pressed forms
lower price than Cast SiCs

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 SOLUTIONS

REACTION
BONDED SILICON
CARBIDE
(RBSiC / SiSiC)
Premium cast silicon carbide material provides
excellent wear resistance and is engineered to resist
oxidation and thermal shock.

NORFRAX® RB (MAX. 1350 °C) &

SILIT® SKD (MAX. 1380 °C)
better wear resistant cast material
good chemical resistance to molton salts (Na+),
Chlorine, Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxides
large and complex shape capabilities

HAMMERFRAX®
A patented product, it is an ultra-premium silicon
carbide material engineered to resist abrasion and
mechanical shock.
best wear resistance over other standard SiSiCs
large and complex shapes with exceptional
dimensional accuracy

HEXOLOY®
Premium sintered alpha silicon carbide pressed or
extruded to customizable complex shapes providing
maximum performance.

superior resistance to wear, corrosion and oxidation

extreme hardness and mechanical resistance
excellent resistance to thermal shock
customized complex and intricate shapes
maximum use temperature 1900 °C

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SOLUTIONS

ALUMINA ZIRCONIA
SILICA (AZS)
Fused cast product with its interlocking crystalline structure, provides
resistance to heavy impact, sliding abrasive wear and thermal shock.

ZAC / CORGUARD®
highest impact resistant material with exceptional abrasion resistance,
edge and fracture toughness
interlocking grains and impervious structure provides high corrosion
resistance to acid and acid bases
largest shape capability in our portfolio

MONOLITHIC CASTABLES
WEARFRAX®
Silicon carbide and alumina based range of products that can be
rammed/troweled/poured and primarily used to provide abrasion
resistance in low and high temperature applications where traditional
refractory bricks are either not feasible or cost effective.

WEARFRAX® RS58L & RA57L

easy preparation and installation
no curing spray needed after installation
24 hour ambient temperature cure
designed to withstand thermal shock

ACCESSORIES
WEARPAK® Diamond Saw Blades
Adhesives, Mortar and Designed for easy on site
Wearing compounds jobs, offered in 8", 10",
offered in various 14" and 20" dia.
viscosity/grades to suit
every application need.

WEARFIX® Diamond Flap Discs

A ZAC ceramic based Diamond impregnated
wearing compound used discs for fast removal,
to improve joint wear or chamfering edges or
as a filling material for smoothing surfaces wet
improved performance. or dry.

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 OVERVIEW

Aluminum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Oxide (Al2O3)

Alpha Al2O3 Nitride Bonded SiC Reaction Bonded SiC

Durafrax® Cryston® Cryston® TW Cast Refrax® 20 Refrax® 20 Norfrax® RB Silit® SKD

Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.52 2.77 2.77 2.77 2.62 3.05 3.00

Porosity, % 0 8 <1 15 16 0 0

Thermal Conductivity, W/m·K 18 16.3 23.7 13.8 16.3 125 35

Thermal Expansion, x10-6/°C 8.3 3.2 4.3 - 4.7 4.3 4.5

Vickers Hardness, Gpa 9 23 11,6 - - 22 -

Abrasion Resistance C704 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7

Max Use Temp, °C 1250 1590 1450 1450 1590 1350 1380

Performance

Sliding Abrasion Better Good Better Good Good Better Better

Erosion Better Good Good Good Good Better Better

Impact Good Good Good Good Good Good Good

Corrosion Resistance Good Good Good Good Good Better Better

Thermal Shock Good Good Better Good Good Better Better

Thermal Insulation Best Best Better Best Best Good Good

Electrical Insulation Best Better Better Better Better Good Good

Silicon Carbide (SiC) Alumina Zirconia Silica Castables

Zirconia
Reaction Sintered Alpha
Toughned Fused Cast AZS Silicon Carbide Aluminum Oxide
Bonded SiC SiC
Alumina

HAMMERfrax® Hexoloy® Durastrike® ZTA ZAC - Corguard® Wearfrax® RS58 Wearfrax® RA57

Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.04 3.10 4.20 3.47 (RN) / 3.72 (RT) 2.45 2.80

Porosity, % 1 0 0 1.15 (Skin) - -

Thermal Conductivity, W/m·K 125 125,6 - - - -

Thermal Expansion, x10-6/°C 4.3 4.02 - - - -

Vickers Hardness, Gpa 22 - - 19.6 - -

Abrasion Resistance C704 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 8.2 7.2

Max Use Temp, °C 1350 1900 1500 1650 500 500

Performance

Sliding Abrasion Best Best Good Good Good Good

Erosion Better Best Better Good Good Good

Impact Good Good Best Better Good Good

Corrosion Resistance Better Best Better Better Good Good

Thermal Shock Better Good Better Better Good Good

Thermal Insulation Better Good Best Better Better Better

Electrical Insulation Better Good Better Better Better Better

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Our solutions are developed with a deeper understanding of the customer‘s

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