Hexoloy® sintered alpha silicon carbide from Saint-Gobain Ceramics, Structural Ceramics, is an ideal material for high performance thermowell/ thermocouple protection tubes. The hardest commercially available material, Hexoloy SiC provides a wide range of superior properties including:

• High temperature strength - won't slump at 3000°F even under load
• Excellent thermal shock resistance
• Universal corrosion resistance
• High thermal conductivity equal to stainless steel and 5 times that of alumina
• Exceptional wear resistance - 50% harder than tungsten carbide