Thin E-Strate™ Dense Substrates

Thin E-Strate™ technology provides the basis for producing thin, flexible ceramic substrates. The density, high strength and chemically inert properties of the fired material result in gas tight membranes that are excellent choices for severe environment and/or high temperature applications.

The physical properties of Thin E-Strate™ include:

• Inherent strength (>1GPa) and high toughness
• Flexible stress relief provides high thermal shock tolerance
• Thermal cycling capability of 2000 hours accumulated operating time
• Available in widths up to 146 mm

3mol% Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (3YSZ) provides the building block for manufacturing thin ceramic sheets that are ideal candidates for oxygen separation, electrolyte-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, electrolysis, pressure sensor and other sensor applications. Other applications will benefit from the ionic conductivity, superior mechanical properties and low thermal mass of Thin E-Strate™.

Functional coatings are applied using thick film, thin film, spraying, direct writing or other standard deposition methods. ENrG Inc. has the in-house capability of screen printing up to 60 mm wide patterns that have a print uniformity of 1 micron.

Applications:

• Technical Ceramics
• Advanced Materials
• Fuel Cells
• Powder Metallurgy
• Medical Devices
• Advanced Batteries
• Laboratory Research