Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTSFocus of work
- Sintering of nitrides, carbides, silicides, borides, oxides and composites in suitable furnaces and under adjusted furnace atmospheres
- Monitoring and adjustment of the sintering atmosphere through selected process gases and kiln furniture
- Upscaling of sintering processes under consideration of thermophysical data and parameter
- Process adjustment for sintering of large-scale components under consideration of thermophysical data and parameter
- Thermodynamic and formal kinetic approaches
Services offered
- Research and technological services for sintering of ceramic and powder metallurgical components and composites
- Melt infiltration of porous ceramic and carbon-based parts;
- Technology development for gas pressure sintering using process-integrated dilatometer
- Process design, upscaling and optimization of prototypes, small-series and batch production
- Consultation for design and quality assurance of sintering processes
Technical equipment
| Air furnaces | up to V = 500 l | T = 1800 °C | p = 1 bar | Air, O2 |
| Vacuum/gas furnaces | up to V = 550 l | T = 2600 °C | p = 10-6 to 1 bar | Vac., N2, Ar, H2, CH4, CO |
| Gas pressure sintering furnaces | up to V = 50 l | T = 2000 °C | p = 100 bar | N2, Ar |
| Hot isostatic presses | up to V = 30 l | T = 2000 °C | p = 2000 bar | N2, Ar |
| Hot presses | up to Ø 220 mm | T = 2200 °C | p = 50 MPa | Vac., N2, Ar |
| Hybrid-heated FAST/SPS | up to Ø 100 mm | T = 2400 °C | p = 50 MPa | Vac., N2, Ar, Ar/H2 |