Silicon Nitride Wear Components and Materials

Paper mills are often highly erosive environments that can be very tough on machinery. That makes components made from 3M™ Silicon Nitride an ideal choice for critical ceramic parts that must withstand extreme wear and deliver maximum uptime.

Silicon nitride is a lightweight, high-strength ceramic material used as an alternative to stainless steel, super alloys, tungsten carbide and oxide ceramics. It offers excellent wear resistance and fracture toughness, high Hertzian contact strength, and excellent thermal shock resistance.