Ceramics, synthetic sapphire, quartz, tungsten carbide, and platinum can be turned into products based on customer drawings. These ultra-hard materials can be mirror polished for low friction, scratch-free surfaces that resist wear and many acids and alkalis. The nonmetalics can be thermal and electrical insulators. These precision components are attached to other parts by brazing, laser welding, press fitting, crimping, or gluing. The materials resist wear, have a hardness exceeded only by diamond, work at high temperatures (over 2,000C), and in optics, visible and infra-red.

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