Specific areas increased up to 120m2/g

Beta silicon carbide foams

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.
open cell foam
Open cell β-SiC foams
Foam
β-SiC foam

Main characteristics
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