Hilox

Morgan Technical Ceramics has years of experience in the high volume production of alumina components of the highest quality. Our alumina grades have been used for face seals, sliding bearings, shafts and sliding valve components across a wide variety of applications and markets.

Morgan Hilox™ Alumina Applications

• Industrial Applications

  • Wear-resistant components for rotary and reciprocating pumps handling chemically aggressive media
  • Cartridge heaters & thermocouples
  • Electrical stress relieving equipment for welding operations
  • Valve plates for liquid and gas control systems
    
    

• Residential Applications

  • Immersion heaters
  • Thermostat assemblies for electric irons, kettles, fires and more
    
    

• Automotive Applications

  • Counterface seals for automotive water pumps
    
    

• Medical Applications

  • Medical grade seals
    
    

Hilox™ Characteristics

• Dense, non-porous and vacuum tight
• Dimensional stability across a wide temperature range
• Electrical Insulator
• Exceptionally hard-wearing and abrasion-resistant
• Good dimensional stability
• High compressive and flexural strengths
• Medical grade approvals
• Resists corrosion and chemical attack
• Thermal shock resistance