Product Overview
Yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃), featuring particle sizes of 2-4 micrometers, is a white, crystalline powder widely utilized due to its exceptional thermal and chemical stability. It is synthesized through techniques such as hydrothermal processes, ensuring high purity and consistent particle size. Yttrium oxide is notable for its high melting point and excellent material strength, which make it ideal for high-temperature applications.
Key factor
- Particle Size Uniformity: The 2-4 micrometer size range ensures optimal performance in applications requiring coarse powders with specific surface characteristics.
- High Purity: Essential for applications in optics and electronics, where impurities can significantly alter material properties.
- Thermal Stability: Yttrium oxide withstands extreme temperatures without degrading, making it suitable for use in thermal barrier coatings and other high-temperature environments.
- Chemical Inertness: Resistant to attack by most acids and alkalis, enhancing its utility in harsh chemical environments.
- Optical Properties: Its transparency to infrared light makes it valuable in optical components and glass formulations.
Applications
- Ceramics: Used to produce yttria-stabilized zirconia for high-strength ceramic products, such as dental prosthetics and ceramic bearings.
- Electronics: Integral in the production of phosphors used in television screens and fluorescent lamps.
- Optical Materials: Utilized in making optical glasses and lenses due to its transparency to infrared light.
- Thermal Barrier Coatings: Applied to turbine blades in jet engines and gas turbines to protect from high-temperature corrosion.
- Medical Technology: Serves in various biomedical applications, including dental implants and bone substitutes, due to its bioinert qualities.
Advantages
- Enhanced Durability: Offers increased lifespan for products exposed to high stress and temperature conditions.
- Chemical Resistance: Maintains integrity in aggressive environments, preventing material breakdown and ensuring longevity.
- Optical Clarity: Ideal for applications requiring non-absorptive materials in the infrared spectrum.
- Bioinertness: Compatible with human tissues, making it safe for medical implants.
- Environmental Resistance: Stands up to thermal shock and environmental exposure without degrading.
Why HIYKA
Hiyka is committed to delivering yttrium oxide with exceptional purity and controlled particle sizes, ensuring optimal performance in various applications. Their rigorous quality control measures guarantee that each batch meets stringent industry standards. Recognizing that different industries require specific material characteristics, Hiyka offers customization options for particle size and purity. This flexibility allows customers to tailor materials to their unique application needs, ensuring better outcomes and efficiencies.
