Ceramic Tubes

Ceramic Tubes

Ceramic tubes are hollow, cylindrical ceramic products, often available with single or multiple bores. To produce a ceramic tube, ceramics are formed into the appropriate shape and then kiln-fired to complete the component. As a ceramic product, ceramic tubes consist of oxides, carbides, nitrides, carbon, and other non-metals with high melting points. Ceramic tubes are used most often in high-temperature applications that require erosion resistance and electrical or thermal insulation. For prototype samples or short production runs, machined ceramics such as ceramic tubes offer the ideal solution.

Ceramic rods offer many favorable attributes due to the inherent properties of ceramics. Highly arc and track resistant, ceramics are dimensionally stable at elevated temperatures, resisting burn. Ceramics are also able to resist heat, chemicals, weather, and bacteria without allowing them to affect their properties or alter their structure. Ceramics also offer dimensional stability and rigidity. Ceramics are also one of the best electrical insulators because of their stability and non-conducting properties.

Ceramic tubes are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and types. A few of the many types of ceramic tubes include furnace tubes, immersion tubes, recuperator tubes, runner tubes, and thermocouple tubes. Ceramic tubes are often used in semiconductors, electrical parts, foundries, structural components, and various applications in the chemical, materials processing, power, electronic, and optical fields.