Redefining Industrial Material Solutions Starfire combines expertise in polymer chemistry and materials science to create innovative materials solutions, supplying cost-effective engineered ceramic systems, components and finished products. Starfire’s easy to handle polymers reduce processing costs while facilitating freedom of design that enables users to form virtually any near-net shape silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic. What does this mean to you? New materials options that combine the flexible processing and design advantages of plastics with the added benefits of durable silicon carbide ceramics.

Materials Technology
	Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC's) Starfire polymer derived silicon carbide is stable up to 1900°C and cures by low temperature thermal cross-linking, affording rigidity for ease of handling and intermediate machining to near net shape. Harmless hydrogen gas is the only effluent of pyrolysis, allowing a very high 80-85% yield of silicon carbide ceramic.			Coatings - Thin films Chemical Vapor Infiltration/Deposition is easier and safer with Starfire CVD/CVI precursors. Starfire technology offers unique environmental advantages that avoid hazardous liquids and corrosive materials, producing coating and thin film products and by-products that are non-toxic.
	Ceramic Forming Molding Compounds Starfire ceramic forming molding compounds combine Matrix Polymers with powder fillers for the manufacture of high purity, dense advanced ceramics within complex shapes, without size limits and at much lower temperatures. The ceramic forming molding compound product technology impacts a broad range of applications including wear parts, semiconductor wafer equipment and diamond abrasives.			Hot Gas Particulate Filtration Starfire technology addresses many technical issues associated with particulate filter manufacturing and operating processes. Starfire coatings can enhance the performance of existing hot gas particulate filtration products through improved thermal shock management. Starfire ceramic forming molding compounds can provide suitable substrates as filter media with controlled porosity.
	Development - Prototype Capabilities Starfire offers a wide range of furnace sizes and capabilities (inert atmospheres) to process parts, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of thin film silicon carbide, custom composite fabrication (Silicon Carbide CMC's), and testing capabilities for a comprehensive understanding of how to handle and process Starfire polymers and to gain quick access to markets with initial prototypes.			STARBoard® Laminate Concept System Starfire has developed a new class of thin ceramic matrix composite substrates for the electronics and semiconductor industries. STARBoard® C, G, and A uses nanostructured ceramics made from our unique matrix polymers to create a highly modifiable platform. Our substrates are light weight, structurally tough, easily machined, environmentally friendly, thermally conductive, and able to operate at high temperatures.