Boostec® Silicon Carbide
Boostec® Silicon carbide is AN ADVANCED CERAMIC WITH MANY KEY ADVANTAGES
- high purity composition, with no secondary phase
- isotropic physical properties
- low density
- very high mechanical strength and rigidity (420 GPa)
- insensitivity to mechanical fatigue
- high thermal conductivity (180 W/m/K)
- low expansion coefficient
- exceptional resistance to corrosive and abrasive environments.
Silicon carbide SiC (advanced ceramics) for ground & space telescopes and scientific instrumentation
Boostec® SiC provides an ideal solution for instruments requiring exceptional thermomechanical stability.
Using Boostec® technology, whole instruments can be made in SiC: structure and sensor supports as well as the mirrors themselves.
The optical face of the mirrors can receive a SiC CVD coating to produce a completely non-porous surface, for a flawless polishable finish.