Is it still worth investing in silicon carbide heat exchangers?
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This post was last edited by LZD420983 on 2021-9-17 08:08. Everyone is aware of the prices of silicon carbide in China; it’s indeed an excellent material, almost universally effective for corrosion prevention. But prices have dropped significantly over the past few years; of course, one of the factors is that the prices of suppliers in the upstream supply chain have also decreased accordingly. Some forge ahead with great effort, while others struggle forward with worried expressions ； Some were eager to try, while others hesitated; one tragicomedy after another was staged over these 3 to 5 years, full of twists and turns...
It is beneficial to the industry’s development; as long as there is demand in the market, it can be done!
The real value is there! It’s impossible to go all the way!
Let profits return to normal gradually: lol It’s all caused by capital’s pursuit of profit, with everyone rushing in
I’ve been following this area for 9 years now, and I’m pretty familiar with its developments. Let’s start a discussion on this topic: lol. There is indeed strong demand for it, the technology involved is still in the process of development, and the market continues to expand. However, for those who invest in this product, profit margins have indeed decreased significantly. It is ultimately the end consumers who benefit, which can also be considered a significant contribution to society
Anti-corrosion alternative products are developing rapidly, and the market prospects are not optimistic
For the time being, in the field of heat exchangers operating in highly corrosive environments, there are no signs yet of any material that can replace silicon carbide in terms of overall performance
To put it simply, the core technology of silicon carbide lies in the tube materials; there’s hardly any technical complexity involved in manufacturing heat exchangers. Some domestic manufacturers exaggerate greatly – with such products, one can simply buy silicon carbide tubes and use them to create heat exchanger units, so surely their prices should drop, right?
I don’t really agree with what you say; try making one of DN1400X3000 and see； 1.6MPa-200℃-DN600X3000, shall you give it another try? Do you think you can just copy others and get by?
You haven’t conducted an in-depth analysis of the problems with this product; you’re still just talking about it:lol:lol
This post was last edited by Wang Genrong on 2021-11-11 09:06. Just having pipes isn’t enough; no matter how good the quality of those pipes is, or no matter how good the quality of the pipe sheets and end caps is, I have to ask: how do you connect the pipes to the pipe sheets? How can we prevent connection points from becoming weak points of the device?