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If it’s a customized solution you require, our experienced staff of application engineers are available to assist with your specific ceramic requirements. From prototype to production, we will work with you to provide the optimum, cost-effective solution to your demanding application. Over half of our business is dedicated to engineering components specific to customers needs. If your application requires a custom ceramic, glass, or sapphire component, please give us a call at a location near you, or fill out our Request for Quote form, so one of our experienced engineers can assist you in the material selection and design of your advanced material component. McDanel products are used in a broad range of applications, where we have excelled with our customers in product design and customer satisfaction. The following is an overview of applications and markets where McDanel products can be found. ###### APPLICATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSING ###### Product Thermocouple Protection Tubes ###### Description Outer T/C protection sheaths (Closed One End) ###### Materials Alumina 99.8, Mullite, Sialon, Zirconia Insulators for Thermocouples, Thermistors, and RTD’s Sight Tubes Single or Multi-bore tubing used to insulate wires Optical Pyrometer sight parts or Thermocouple parts with or without collars Alumina 99 & 99.8, Mullite   Alumina 99.8, Mullite, Sapphire, Glass FURNACE TUBES ###### Product Process Tubes ###### Description Tubes (Open Both Ends and Closed One End) which provide atmosphere control in the furnace chamber ###### Materials Alumina 99.8, Mullite, Sapphire, Glass Furnace Liners     Heater Protection Tube Tubes (Open Both Ends) used as outer liner for Quartz tubes in diffusion furnaces providing support, purity, and temperature stability Plain or grooved ends for assembly with metal flanges or integral collars Alumina 99.8, Mullite, Sapphire, Glass    Sialon INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS ###### Product Oxygen and Carbon sensors ###### Description For the analysis of combustion gases and controlling processes ###### Materials Zirconia Sample Gas Injectors   Instrument Protection Sheaths Single and Multi-bore tubing used to direct or withdraw sample gases Tubes (Open Both Ends) to shield and protect sensitive instruments from harsh environments Alumina 99 & 99.8, Mullite   Alumina 99.8, Mullite METALLURGY ###### Product Thermocouple Protection Sheath, Degassing & Injection Tubes, Low Pressure Stalk Tubes, and Heater Protection Tubes ###### Description Components used in the processing of molten non-ferrous metals ###### Materials Sialon Fixtures, Pins, and Shrouds Single and Multi-bore tubing used to direct or withdraw sample gases Alumina 99 & 99.8, Mullite   Argon Purging Tubes Multibore tubes used in primary steel making Alumina 99.8 [WearGuard® Ceramic Bearing Systems](http://mcdsandbox.mcdanelceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/brochure/McDanel_WearGuard_Brochure.pdf) Bearing used in continuous steel strip galvanizing Non-oxide ceramic OTHER APPLICATIONS ###### Product Ozone Generator Tubes ###### Description Tubes (Open Both Ends) used as a dielectric to generate ozone ###### Materials Alumina 99.8 Crystal Growth Components Solid rods for holding crystal seeds and furnace liners in crystal growth furnaces Alumina 99.8, Sapphire, Glass Laser Tubes Plasma Tubes (Open Both Ends) to contain plasma for laser generation or amplification (typically Ion, Metal Vapor, and CO2 Lasers) Alumina 99.8, Sapphire Wave Guides – Tubes (Open Both Ends) used to direct or guide laser beams (Typically infrared for medical applications) Alumina 99.8 McDANEL SERVICES #### We are here to collaborate with your team [Reach Out for a Quote (Ceramics)](//quote-request-ceramics) ![](https://mcdanelceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/McDanel-Advanced-Ceramics-Horizontal.png) --- **About this site:** McDanel Advanced Materials. 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