Composites & Refractories

Overview: Refractories

Refractories are insulating materials with excellent abilities to withstand high temperatures without degrading. They are essential for various industrial applications up to 2,000 °C.

They are known for their excellent thermal insulation, their ability to absorb heat without redistributing it, as well as their high mechanical, chemical and radiation resistance.

Final Advanced Materials, expert in high-temperature materials, offers a wide range of refractories tailored to your specific needs.

Machining of refractories by Final Advanced Materials

Final Advanced Materials has a machining workshop equipped to machine a wide range of refractory materials. We produce custom parts, whether for prototypes or series. Our machining processes allow for the production of complex parts with high tolerances.

Applications of refractories

There are numerous fields of application for these materials: they are extensively employed in the electrical, chemical, nuclear, glass-making and aluminium industries, in mechanical construction, furnace construction and steel making.

Thermally-insulating mechanical components

Standard panels provide the option for the off-plan machining of complex components.

The choice of composite material is dependent upon the thermal and mechanical loads involved.

These constraints will dictate the type of composite, its thermal insulation capabilities and mechanical resistance, in the interests of perfect adaptation to its final application.

Thermal insulation panels

Thermal insulation panels produced from technical composites provide the ideal physical and chemical compromise for thermal insulation.

Thermal insulation panels act as insulating barriers for the effective protection of sensitive components, particularly hydraulic, electrical and electronic circuits.

This type of product is very closely tailored to the requirements of manufacturers of injection-moulding presses.

Thermal insulation panels also permit the even distribution of heat and the effective control of thermal masses.

They thus permit the achievement of substantial energy savings and the execution of rational production.

Furnace claddings and components

Mineral-based technical composites provide an effective solution for the insulation of industrial furnaces, where they are incorporated in a mechanical assembly.

They are advocated by health and safety standards for refractory fibre-based flexible insulating materials.

Technical composite panels are available in large dimensions and are simple to deploy, using techniques which are closely akin to traditional joinery.

After installation, their properties remain consistent, even in response to substantial thermal loading, and with no release of harmful dusts.

Available products

Our refractory materials have specific properties suitable for various applications.

Our experts are at your disposal to help you choose the refractory that best suits your needs.

• Calcium silicate – up to 1,000 °C
• Silica nanoporous – up to 1,050 °C
• SIZAL®Cell - up to 1,650 °C
• SIZAL®Board - up to 1,800 °C
• ZYC and ZYZ zirconium oxide – up to 1,700 °C
• FBD zirconium oxide – up to 2,000 °C
• ZYBF zirconium oxide – up to 1,650 °C