Advanced Ceramic Fibers' "Early-Stage Innovation Award" was presented by Stoel Rives, LLP, Kickstand, and Idaho Technology Council (ITC), supported by Deloitte. Winners and finalist were honored at a special awards presentation during the Idaho Technology Council's Sixth Annual Hall of Fame Celebration at the Boise Center in Boise, Idaho on October 21, 2015. The Idaho Innovation Award recognize innovative accomplishments. ACF also was selected as one of the Idaho State finalist to compete in the Regional "Challenge Cup" competition being held in San Francisco, CA on February 4, 2016.
• Density: VC has a higher density (5.77 gm/cc). VC/C is light-weight 2.5 to 4 gm/cc with carbon core: VC conversion layer is near diamond hardness
• High-temperature material (2730 C melt)
• Key feature: VC is wettable by iron and steel in alloys. VC nano used in grain boundary refinement steels.
• Normally very dense (14.3 g/cm3) but lighter with a carbon core
• High-temperature material (3880 C vaporizes)
• Near diamond hardness
• HFC layer is near diamond hardness
• High-temperature material (3900 C melt)
• Density: VC has a higher density (12.2 gm/cc). TaC/C is light-weight 2.5 to 4 gm/cc with carbon core
• Key feature: High-temperature stability. Forms mixture with TaC
• Wettable by aluminum (possible reinforcing material)
• Near diamond hardness
• High temperature (3065 C melt)
• Low density (4.94 g/cm3)
• Inexpensive metals source
• Low density (3.16 g/cm3)
• High-temperature material (2830 C vaporizes)
• Near diamond hardness
• Can have either conductive or insulative electrical properties