GE Advanced Ceramics Metal Coated Particles

Close Analogs: This grade is not a part of the current GE product line.

Material Notes:
Metal Coated Particles feature:

Uniform coverage

Thick or thin coatings

Shorter production cycles

Lower costs

Mass production capability

New Metal Coated Particle (MCP) Technology from GE Advanced Ceramics lets you cost-effectively increase product performance. In metal matrix composites (MMCs), for example, the use of MCP materials can improve mechanical properties by 30-100% or more. And in thermal spray applications, metal coatings on ceramics and other materials can improve capture efficiency and composite uniformity versus other methods. MCP products can be used for abradable seals, P/M parts, cutting tools, magnets, electrical contacts, and other components for consumer, automotive, aerospace, electronic, and electrical applications.

MCP technology is one of the few processes that can apply consistent, high-quality metal coatings to a wide range of particulate materials. Particles, for example, can range from less than 10 microns to more than 5 mm (depending on particle density and shape). Coatings can be as thick as 50% or more by volume or as thin as 0.5% by volume. Coverage of each particle is uniform and complete. And this new process can coat particles 10-20 times faster than other techniques, significantly lowering the cost of production.

Virtually any particle that can be wetted by and does not react with water and has a specific gravity greater than 1.0 is a candidate for coating. Coatings include: Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Iron, Tin, Zinc, or combinations thereof. Materials coated include Alumina, Aluminum, Aromatic polyester, Boron nitride, Graphite (synthetic, natural flake, and whiskers), Iron, Molybdenum, Neodymium/iron/boron, Samarium Cobalt, Silicon carbide (grains and whiskers), Stainless steel, Titanium diboride, Tungsten, Tungsten carbide, and Zirconia.

Information provided by GE Advanced Ceramics.