HISTORY:
Clayton Industries got involved in material science back in early 2002 when evaluating amplifier medium for laser platforms. The ability to dope a material for electrical gain was just becoming a research initiative. The traditional amplifier electronics where not able to within stand the thermal loads and were limited in design. The concept of developing material which could be tailored to circuit operating parameters was a new science itself.
EXOTIC MATERIAL:
The exotic material has superior mechanical properties, chemical stability, and a wide range of flexible synthesis applications. The zirconian based composition has intrigued researchers in different fields due to their outstanding properties such as oxygen (O2) conductivity, mechanical behavior, functional properties, high level of toughness, and thermal conductivity. High microhardness, impact resistance, low thermal conductivity, and chemical stability which could rise to 2000 °C are among the mechanical and functional qualities of the material science.
The most promising composition utilizes a variation of the traditional metallic characteristics form of Aluminum due to the following properties: high impact resistance, high strength, low thermal expansion coefficients, occasionally even negative thermal expansion coefficients. The composition provide additional characteristics of interests: good thermal shock resistance, high chemical inertness, and the ability to withstand high mechanical strength at elevated temperatures.
DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE IN MANUFACTURING:
The material science behind the Exotic Material provides unlimited compositions and applications.
Each of Clayton Industries core programs will alter material characteristics per program by taking advantage of the Exotic Material attributes coupled with continuous batch manufacturing process controls.
Integration of micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) into the exotic material during manufacturing. MEMS is technology of microscopic devices incorporating both electronic and moving parts
