Starfire Systems, Inc.

High Temperature, Corrosion Resistance, Wear Resistance, and Lightweight

Starfire® Sytems, Inc. offers a wide range of patented SiC ceramic forming polymers and material systems that companies use to meet performance and cost targets where high temperature, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and weight requirements must be met.

Products
Starfire Matrix Polymers Starfire's family of Matrix Polymers produce high purity nanostructured silicon carbide ceramics that are stable at very high temperatures. Starfire polymers and matrix slur ries combine the flexible design and processing advantages of plastics with the desirable performance characteristics of nanostructured silicon carbide ceramics.		Starfire Friction Modifiers Starfire has developed a family of friction modifiers based on thermosetting materials composed of silicon carbide ceramics. Properties of FM-35 can be tailored to meet requirements for high temperature stability, robustness, wear resistance, as well as varying friction needs for both steel and composite ceramic rotors.
Starfire CVD / CVI Precursors Starfire’s patented precursor’ were specifically developed for the coating and densification processes of CVD and CVI. The silicon carbide produced is highly pure and stoichiometric. Yields are more than five times greater than our competitors without any hazardous effluents.		Starfire Silicon Oxycarbides Glassy Matrix Forming Polymers STARFIRE Silicon Oxycarbides are lower temperature silicon carbides, with higher oxygen content. These are pre-ceramic glassy matrix forming polymers for low to medium temperature advanced ceramics and ceramic fiber reinforced composites.
Starfire Ceramic Forming Molding Compounds Starfire’s Silicon Carbide (SiC) Ceramic Forming Molding compounds produce high quality, near-net shape SiC components at low firing temperatures with minimal machining. The parts remain hard and strong at high temperatures and are highly resistant to corrosion and wear.		Fiber Interface Coatings Starfire System fiber interface coatings form a weak interface between the matrix and fiber for increased toughness and damage tolerance in ceramic matrix composites. Starfire’s tool sealant and mold release coatings protect graphite from reactions with silicon.
Adhesives Starfire’s high temperature adhesive formulations bond to a wide range of materials, including porous and nonporous graphite or SiC parts. Our adhesives increase the scope of technical applications for our nano-engineered monolithic and composite ceramics within a variety of industries.		Fine Chemicals Starfire’s advanced research in organo-silane and polycarbosilane chemistry using selective chlorinating technology has achieved ceramics composed of high purity Silicon Carbide. Starfire offers a series of chlorinated and non-chlorinated specialty silanes in addition to our unique pre-ceramic polycarbosilanes.
STARBlade^® - Friction Products Starfire’s friction products are derived from our pre-ceramic matrix polymers. STARBlade^® rotors require no retrofitting and are compatible with all existing components. Our rotors provide increased efficiency, weight reduction, better vehicle performance, and fade resistance. All Starfire friction products are manufactured with highly pure, high temperature stable silicon carbide.		Diesel Particulate Filter Technology Starfire Systems patented Diesel Particulate Filter Technology for commercial and industrial applications as a cost-effective solution to strict diesel emissions standards for harmful NOx and small particulate exhaust. Our filter technology combines environmentally friendly silicon carbide ceramic-forming polymers with robust fibers for improved filtration, durability, and design capabilities
Machinable Composite Parts (M-Series) Starfire has developed a family of machineable parts derived from our ceramic forming polymers. STARBoard^® M-series products are highly versatile nano-structured ceramic matrix composites. We can design lightweight corrosion resistant parts and molds of any shape and size to meet the most demanding high temperature strength requirements.		Polyramic® Starfire® Systems has developed a class of polymers called POLYRAMIC®that are engineered to combine organic manufacturing processes with inorganic materials stability. These ceramic precusors are based on a three component copolymer containing Si-H and Si-Vinyl groups. Concentration levels of vinyl and diene can be adapted over a broad range so that when cured, the desired properties are achieved within the thermoplastic-like film.

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