Science and business are united for import substitution by a new agreement. It was signed on the first day of INNOPROM by Rusatom MetalTech (the integrator company of Rosatom's TVEL fuel division in the Metallurgy sector), the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin (UrFU).
In the coming years, according to the document, UrFU will participate in research and development work on the development of new products and manufacturing technologies, and the preparation of initial data for the formation of R&D projects. The university will also help train scientific and technical specialists for the implementation of a number of projects, including in the field of ceramics production and application.
At the same time, at the research base of the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
- materials based on zirconium and hafnium will be developed and tested to create wear-resistant (thermal barrier) coatings that protect engines and gas turbines at extreme temperatures up to 1400 °C;
- technologies will be created for domestic technical ceramics, from which various components and tools are produced;
- methods for manufacturing particularly strong medical-grade ceramics for the creation of dental crowns and implants will be invented and refined.
The development of materials based on zirconium dioxide is one of the key areas of research and applied work at the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry. The prototypes of ceramics for dental applications created at the institute are characterized by high density, strength, and wear resistance, and are not inferior to world analogues. Our immediate plans include testing in accredited laboratories, biocompatibility testing, and market entry.
According to Zaikov's approximate estimates, by 2027, Russia will be able to launch an annual production of at least 10 tons of zirconium dioxide-based powder.
Rusatom MetalTech, in turn, plans to fully meet the country's needs for ceramics based on zirconium and hafnium compounds and make the market free from foreign analogues.
As the company notes, it is in demand in the Russian market. Domestic ceramic materials, which will be developed in the Urals, are needed in Russian high-tech industries: energy, aircraft construction, medicine, radio electronics, chemical and rocket and space industries.
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