Probes for Industrial Gas Sensors

Silicon Carbide Protection Tubes

Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories’ silicon carbide tubes are an ideal solution for protecting industrial gas sensors from the challenging operating conditions typically associated with combustion and flue gases, for example:

  • High temperatures
  • Chemical corrosion
  • Abrasive dust particulates
  • Mechanical vibration
Benefits
  • Excellent thermal & abrasion resistance
  • Mechanical and chemical stability
  • Ideal for use as small, precision components
Applications

Gas sensors designed to analyze combustion by-products and flue gases such as oxygen, CO, CO2, CH4, NOx, SOx, and H2S from a wide range of industries, including:

  • Oil and gas
  • Coal
  • Chemicals
  • Glass
  • Cement
  • Pulp and paper
  • Steel
  • Non-ferrous metals and alloys
Material Properties

 Typical Properties of Hexoloy® SE

Properties   Unit Value
Material   % Hexoloy SE SiC
Maximum Use Temperature   °C 1,900
Flexural Strength

@ Room Temp

@ 1,450°C

@ 1,600°C

MPa

280

270

300

Density   g/cc 3.05
Apparent Porosity   % 5.10
Modulus of Elasticity

@ 20°C

@ 1,300°C

GPa

420

363

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion   10-6/°C 4.02
Thermal conductivity @ 1,200°C W/(mK) 34.8

 

Size
  • Standard lengths up to 1371.6mm
  • Custom or longer lengths are available upon request