Steel ceramic applications are used, when the superior mechanical properties of the steel substrates are necessary and any disadvantages, such as additional weight, can be discounted.
Heraeus offers pastes, which can be printed directly on steel (prefered Cr-steel, DIN-Standard No 1.4016 or 1.4742 or 1.4762).
Postfiring and Cofiring Dielectrics
Resistor pastes
Overglazes
Continuous operation at up to 550°C is possible.
Resistor pastes which can also be used to determine a Gauge Factor of a Wheatstone bridge.