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Steward Advanced
Materials is a custom design and manufacturer of magnetic materials and alloys
from pilot plant batch stage to full-scale large volume production. As a fully integrated ISO 9001 company, we
design and control each step of the production process from certification of
in-coming raw material to finished product.
Under proprietary
information agreements (PIA) we can design and supply custom advanced materials
to meet the specific needs of our customers.
Our production and
testing capabilities include, but are not limited to -
In
House Production Capabilities:
• Fully equipped pilot plant
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Raw material mixing (dry and
wet)
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Raw material grinding
(attrition, ball milling, etc.)
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Calcination (sintering)
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Ball Milling
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Attrition Milling (dry, wet
and solvent)
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Spray drying
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Sintering and Annealing (in
Air and N2 atmosphere)
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Screening equipment
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Air-Classification
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Blending
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Plasma and Thermal Spray
In
House Testing Capabilities:
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X-Ray Flourescence (Chemical
analysis)
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Physical Properties (Density
and Flow Rate, Sieve Analysis, etc.)
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Particle Size
Characterization (Laser Diffraction)
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Surface Area and Porosity
Analyzer (Micromeretics Tristar)
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Surface Passivation
(Distilled Water, 10 pH and 5% Salt Water)
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Oil Absorption
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SEM with EDAX (Energy
Dispersive Elemental Analysis)
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Magnetic Characterization
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Thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA/DTA/DSC)
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Electric Resistance Testing
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Pressability Testing for
Compatibility
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Furnaces capable of firing
in special atmosphere
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Gas Porosimeter
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Moisture Analyzer
We
also have access to a number of external laboratories and universities where we
can obtain additional specialized testing as needed.
To discuss your
specific applications and request samples for testing please contact Scott F.
Smith at:
Steward Advanced
Materials
Phone: (423) 468-1839
Fax: (423)
468-1802
Email: ssmith@stewardsolutions.com
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