Characteristics of PERMA KOTE®


PERMA KOTE® Properties

Crystal structure
¦Â-SiC (Cubic system) Structure ¦Â-SiC(Cubic system) Structure
Bulk density 3.2 Mg/m3
Decomposition Temperature 2700¡î or higher
Hardness 2800HK
Electrical Resistivity 0.2 ¦¸¡¦m ¡Êthrough the fall-of-potential method)
Flexural Strength 170 MPa (through 3-point bending)
Young's Modulus 320 GPa (through the deflection method)

* The figures above are extracted from other publications or are measurement examples, and are not guaranteed.

Coating Thickness

The standard thickness is 120 ¦Ìm; however this can be modified within a range of 20 to 500 ¦Ìm.

SEM Photograph of PERMA KOTE®Surface

SEM Photograph of PERMA KOTE Surface


Corrosion Resistance

Name Chemical formula Concentration¡Ê¡ó¡Ë Temperature¡Ê¡î) Time¡Êh¡Ë Change in mass¡Êg/m2¡Ë
Hydrofluoric acid HF 47 80 144 -1.0
Hydrochloric acid HC£ì 36 Boiling point 144 0
Sulfuric acid H2SO4 97 110 144 0
Nitric acid HNO3 61 Boiling point 144 0
Hydrofluoric acid + nitric acid HF+HNO3 (1:1¡Ë 100 80 288 -1.0
Nitric acid + sulfuric acid HNO3+H2SO4¡¡(1:1¡Ë 100 25 288 -1.0
Sodium hydroxide NaOH 20 80 288 0
Phosphoric acid H3PO4 100 100 192 -1.0
Nitrohydrochloric acid HC£ì+HNO3 (3:1) 100 80 192 0

Reactivity with various substances (in a vacuum)

Reactant Chemical Formula 1200¡î¡ß3h 1600¡î¡ß3h
Aluminum Al ¡û ¢¤
Boron B ¡ý ¡ý
Cobalt Co ¢¤ ¡ß
Chromium Cr ¢¤ ¡ß
Copper Cu ¡û ¢¤
Iron Fe ¡ß ¡ß
Molybdenum Mo ¡ý ¡û
Nickel Ni ¡ý ¡ß
Lead Pb ¢¤ ¡ß
Silicon Si ¡ý ¡û
Tin Sn ¡ý ¢¤
Tantalum Ta ¡ý ¡ý
Titanium Ti ¡ý ¡û
Vanadium V ¡ý ¡ß
Tungsten W ¡ý ¡û
Alumina Al2O3 ¡ý ¡ß
Boron oxide B2O3 ¡ý ¡ý
Chromium oxide (­·) Cr2O3 ¡ý ¡ß
Iron oxide (­·) Fe2O3 ¡ß ¡ß
Magnesium oxide MgO ¡ý ¢¤
Manganese oxide (­¸) MnO2 ¡ý ¡ß
Lead oxide(­¶) PbO ¡û ¢¤
Silicon oxide SiO2 ¡ý ¢¤
Titanium oxide (­¸) TiO2 ¡ý ¡û
Vanadium oxide (­¹) V2O5 ¡ý ¢¤
Zirconium oxide (­¸) ZrO2 ¡ý ¡û

¢¨¡¡¡ý¡ÄNo reaction ¡û¡ÄSlight reaction
¡¡¡¡¢¤¡ÄReaction ¡ß¡ÄSignificant reaction

Impurity analysis example mass ppm

Element Content
B 0.15
Na 0.02
Al 0.01
Cr < 0.1
Fe 0.02
Ni < 0.01

*Measurement method: Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry
*The figures above are measurement examples and are not to be guaranteed.
Before actually using one of our products, please refer to our catalogue and be sure to contact our sales department to consult on selecting the most appropriate grade.