Ceramic Coil Study

If scratched jolted dropped or vibrated with enough force there is the potential for the ceramic coil to shed silica powder which is very harmful to your health.

Ceramic coil study.

The ceramic coil is made from silica similar to glass. Ceramic cylinder coil the coil itself which is made from metal such as kanthal ss or titanium is encased in a cylinder of porous ceramic. There are tiny pores inside the ceramic material that cannot be seen. Pores play an important role in wicking.

Many impurities can be seen at a magnification of 100x from a microscope and they appear as black spots. While they may take more time to heat than other coils like quartz coils they are known for superior heat retention. Uwell acknowledges that ceramic coils do last longer than other coils and produce a better taste but the company also points out that those benefits could very well come at a huge cost. In order to produce a porous ceramic material raw materials such as silica powders and pore forming materials like starch or other organic polymers are needed.

When examined under a microscope ceramic coils reveal many impurities and the glass like particles are uneven chaotic and sharp. There are two major design styles for a ceramic coil. It consists in the degradation of the ceramic and the possible inhalation of ceramic powder that flakes off. Ceramic coatings include a large group of subspecies such as chemical vapor deposited silicon carbide plasma spray deposited aluminum oxide and plasma spray deposited chromium oxide.

Manufacturers claim ceramic coils are made to withstand very high temperatures without emitting chemicals to last much longer than the common one week disposable metallic resistive wire. In order to achieve the required quality efficient machining of these ceramic coatings is still under development. But the concern is more physical. The coil itself is still made from kanthal or an ordinary coil material since ceramics don t conduct electricity.

Therefore the ceramic coil appears as a glasslike surface. The glasslike particles are not uniform and appear to be uneven and chaotic. The ceramic coil is made from inorganic porous ceramic material. This both protects the coil and means that the ceramic also serves as a wick no other wick is really needed because the ceramic from the coil can soak up the juice and feeds it to the coil.