Beta silicon carbide foams
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SICAT offers open β-SiC structures like porous open cell foams with void fraction of 0.8 to 0.9.
The β-SiC material has a surface area up to 20m2/g.
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Open cell β-SiC foams
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β-SiC foam
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Main characteristics
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| Shape |
Cylindrical, plate– |
| BET Surface area, m2/g |
Up to 20 |
| Pore Per Inch, PPI |
10 - 50 |
| Porosity void fraction of the foam, % |
80 - 92 |
| Specific surface area, m2/m3 |
700 - 3500 |
| Apparent density of the foam, g/L |
150 - 400 |
| Phase |
β-SiC |
| Compressive strength, Mpa |
> 2 |
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