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Final Advanced Materials provides supply and implementation services for graphite in all its forms: machinable graphite, cement, aerosol, powder, soft and rigid felt, joint sheets and vitreous carbon.
Machinable graphites
There are dozens of different grades of machinable graphite, obtained by extrusion or isostatic pressing. We deliver bars and plates and offer complete machining services according to your specifications.
Ceramic cement
Cotronics®Resbond® 931 Cement consists exclusively of graphite. This cement makes it possible to bond pieces of graphite together, up to 3000°C, under vacuum or under neutral gas.
Graphite aerosol
Graphite aerosol is used to lubricate metal, plastic or rubber parts without the use of grease. Its binder makes it possible to attach a film of graphite powder, of very fine particle size, to various materials, without increasing thickness.
Graphit powder
Among our machinable graphite production drop-offs we offer screened powder. From 0/50 μm up to 315/500 μm, this Graphit powder is ideal for lubrication or resin loading.
Graphit felt
Flexible graphite felt
Flexible carbon/graphite felts are available in thicknesses of 6 and 11 mm. Widths and customised shapes can be cut to your specifications. This type of felt is used for thermal insulation in vacuum or inert gas furnaces. It is also effective for degassing, brazing and annealing furnaces and sintering for metals.
Rigid graphite felt
Rigid graphite felt is available in 40 mm thickness (max size 1524 x 1219 mm²). This product is made from graphite fibre and a carbon binder. It can be used up to 2000°C under vacuum as a support element. This component is used in ovens at very high temperatures. Widths and custom shapes can be cut according to your needs.
Graphite joint sheets
Joint sheets are made of high-quality natural graphite without adhesives or binders. They can be used at very high temperatures in an inert atmosphere or under vacuum. We stock thicknesses of 1 and 2 mm with dimensions of 1000 x 1000 mm².
Vitreous carbon
The vitreous carbon is resistant to very high temperatures up to 3000°C under inert gas. It is used to make melting crucibles of alloy and noble metals.
Carbon-graphite
These materials have a fine or very fine particle size and can have a very high degree of anisotropy due the axial process. They are made of amorphous carbon and graphite.
FAQs that can help you in this category
Graphite can withstand different temperatures depending on the atmosphere in which it is used. Its working environment directly affects its thermal performances.
In a vacuum or an inert atmosphere, graphite can withstand extremely high temperatures, even above 2,000°C. If oxygen is not present, the material retains excellent thermal and structural stability.
In air or an oxidising atmosphere, however, the maximum working temperature is lower. At around 400 to 500°C and above; graphite starts to oxidise gradually on contact with oxygen, leading to a degradation of its properties and loss of material.
Choosing the right graphite grade and considering the atmospheric conditions in which the graphite will be used is absolutely necessary to obtain the performance and lifetime needed for a given application.
The Final Advanced Materials team is at your disposal to help you choose the most suitable graphite solution based on your thermal and environmental constraints.
Due to its layered crystalline structure, graphite has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity properties.
This organisation facilitates the movement of electrons and the propagation of heat within the material.
However, graphite also has anisotropic properties: its conductivity varies depending on the direction of the crystalline layers. Conductivity is thus higher in the direction parallel to the layers than in the direction perpendicular to them.
Parameters such as the graphite's purity and density also influence its electrical and thermal characteristics. All these characteristics therefore determine the level of conductivity of the material.
Despite these variations graphite remains an excellent thermal and electrical conductor, which is particularly suited to many demanding industrial environments.
The Final Advanced Materials team is at your disposal to help you choose the most suitable graphite for your technical requirements.
Graphite is an excellent solution for aggressive chemical environments.
Due to its great chemical stability, it resists most acids and bases, including at high concentrations.
Unlike metals, graphite does not rust and does not dissolve in most corrosive environments, making it a material which is particularly suitable for demanding applications.
However, there are certain limitations which be taken into account. In the presence of oxygen and high temperature, graphite is subject to oxidisation which can impair its properties. In addition, in fluorinated environments, in particular in the presence of hydrofluoric acid, a direct chemical reaction with carbon can occur.
The choice of graphite and working conditions therefore depends on the application's chemical and thermal environment.
The Final Advanced Materials team is at your disposal to help you choose the best graphite for your technical requirements.
A graphite-loaded cement is a particularly suitable solution for repairing graphite parts.
Its chemical compatibility with the material, along with its thermal expansion and electrical conductivity, which are similar to those of graphite, make it a preferred solution for this type of application.
Ceramic-loaded cements are particularly recommended for localised repairs which do not require high a mechanical strength.
The Final Advanced Materials team is at your disposal to help you choose the best solution for your technical constraints.
Graphite naturally possesses lubricating properties which is one of its most widely acknowledged characteristics.
Due to its layered structure, where the different layers easily slide over one another, it is an excellent solid lubricant.
However, its performance can vary depending on the working environment. In an inert atmosphere or in a vacuum, its effectiveness diminishes due to the scarcity of gas and moisture, elements which make it easier for the graphite layers to slide over one another.
However, in an oxidising, high-temperature atmosphere the main challenge is its natural oxidisation, which can impair the graphite’s properties.
The choice of graphite therefore depends directly on the working conditions and on the constraints specific to your application.
The Final Advanced Materials team is at your disposal to help you select the graphite solution which is most effective and best suited to your needs.