SCHOTT CERAN Glass-Ceramic Cooking with the Beauty of High-Tech

SCHOTT is an international technology group with more than 125 years of experi - ence in the areas of specialty glasses and materials and advanced technologies. With our high-quality products and intelligent solutions, we contribute to our customers success and make SCHOTT part of everyone s life. The glass-ceramic cooktop panel SCHOTT CERAN was first introduced to the market back in 1971. Just imagine that the CERAN brand has been writing its impressive success story ever since then. In fact, it has even advanced to become a synonym for modern cooking, and an integral part of kitchens everywhere. Its quality, durability and unmatched cooking performance have been put to the test more than 120 million times over. Even more importantly, however, SCHOTT CERAN is a material for the future that is full of new ideas and thus paves the way for progress. For the benefit of our many quality-minded partners around the world. 3

4 SCHOTT CERAN Legendary for Being Visionary You'll find SCHOTT CERAN everywhere that progress is made more quickly, innovations are achieved at breathtaking speeds and revolutionary ideas are born. Our glass-ceramic cooktop panel constitutes an important milestone in German engineering. And it s not only as strong as a rock, but also as beautiful as a diamond. A legendary pulse generator for the world of tomorrow so to speak. And we ve been manufacturing it at our site in Suzhou (Jiangsu), China, since 2002.

6 The Very Large Telescope: the primary mirrors are made of ZERODUR from SCHOTT. One of the world's largest and most powerful observatories is located on top of the Cerro Paranal in the Chilean Atacama Desert at an altitude of 2,635 m.

7 SCHOTT CERAN A REAL STAR IN THE HIGH-TECH SKY SCHOTT CERAN glass-ceramic has been a star from the moment it was born because it is unique in the world today: The product of advanced German engineering Originally developed for use in space exploration Unmatched durability Manufactured using patented environmentally friendly technology

9 SCHOTT CERAN comes in a wide variety of different colors, shapes and designs to suit people's tastes all over the world. For over 40 years now. MEETS PEOPLE S TASTES EVERYWHERE. WELCOME TO SCHOTT CERAN. Traditional elegance our black glass-ceramic For use with electric radiation heating, induction, woks and gas cooking Brand-new glass-ceramic with transmission for white and blue LEDs Intelligent including touch sensors for user interfaces upon request A nearly unlimited variety of colors and printing possibilities CERAN CLEARTRANS transparent glass-ceramic for countless design possibilities Can also be used in displays, depending on the type of glass-ceramic

10 SIMPLY INVINCIBLE INCREDIBLY IMPACT- RESISTANT SCHOTT CERAN glass-ceramic is not only extremely attractive, but also very strong. Thanks to its unique properties, it is particularly resistant to breakage. It owes its strength to special process engineering and the original formula that only we use to make SCHOTT CERAN.

12 The ice cube test clearly confirms its quenching stability. This test describes how these cooking surfaces are capable of withstanding situations in which hot cooking surfaces are quenched with ice without breaking.

13 SHOWS TEMPERATURE SHOCKS THE COLD SHOULDER. HEAT RESISTANT SCHOTT CERAN glass-ceramic is extremely temperature-stable. In fact, it even stands up to abrupt temperature shocks of up to 750 C. EXTREMELY TOUGH Our glass-ceramic cooktop panel stands up well to normal mechanical stress in private and professional kitchen environments. LIFELONG BEAUTY SCHOTT CERAN is also easy to clean. Residues can be removed with hardly any effort.

15 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DEEPLY ROOTED IN NATURE SCHOTT CERAN glass-ceramic is nature's gift back to nature. It is manufactured for the most part out of sand using an environmentally friendly process and is fully recyclable. In fact, SCHOTT CERAN has even received many different awards for its environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques. And by the way, SCHOTT is the first company to ever manufacture an environmentally friendly glass-ceramic.

16 SCHOTT CERAN GENERATION FUTURE SCHOTT CERAN is clearly more than just a brand. SCHOTT CERAN stands for trust, reliability, quality, in short: a seal of approval. Our patented manufacturing processes enable us to avoid using arsenic and antimony Recognized for environmental friendliness! SCHOTT CERAN is the only TÜV-certified glass-ceramic Winner of the German Innovation Award Voted one of Germany s TOP 3 sustainable products and services Unique: Brand of the Century in Germany in 2013

19 PASSIONATE & BEAUTIFUL FOREVER SCHOTT CERAN is a real trendsetter that is extremely popular thanks to its attractive appearance. Nearly unlimited flexibility when it comes to individual and unique product designs Our product line includes an incredible variety of lead-free ceramic colors that we develop and manufacture on our own The possibilities for custom-designed cooktops are virtually unlimited with respect to their shapes

20 The World Is Our Workplace. Engineered in Germany. Finished in China. A symbol of quality for kitchens everywhere. We are located close to you Finishing of SCHOTT CERAN glass-ceramic takes place in Suzhou (Jiangsu) local service and support

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SCHOTT CERAN NEVER STOP INVENTING. 23

24 Work by the artist Yiyu Zhou, a two cooking zones integrated cooktop panel that features printing

SCHOTT CERAN UNIVERSE: PRODUCTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 25

26 CREATIVITY KNOWS NO LIMITS Customer needs often vary. Nevertheless, SCHOTT CERAN still meets them all. For instance: Tabletop appliances with 1, 2 or 3 cooking zones Solutions for electric radiation heating, induction, woks, and gas cooking Installation devices that come with a black cooktop panel that is either 4 or 6 mm thick or a transparent cooktop panel 4 mm thick Woks in various sizes A fantastic range of specially developed and manufactured lead-free ceramic colors - - + + B II B I/II - + B - I/II B - II + +

28 TECHNICAL FEATURES All technical data presented in this material specification should be considered as typical average values. Detailed information on the different material types is documented in separate data sheets or will be provided on the customer s special request. Values, for which no generally accepted measuring method exist, such as by a technical standard, are specified and explained.

29 OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS Transmission The transmission values are measured for a sample of a specific thickness. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Transmission [%] 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Wavelength [nm] CERAN HIGHTRANS eco CERAN CLEARTRANS CERAN ARTICFIRE snowy This graph is based on data from individual measurements. Deviations may result from the manufacturing process. Typical transmission graph of different ceramization states with sample thickness of approximately 4 mm

30 Mechanical characteristics [at room temperature] Density Modulus of elasticity (ASTM C-1259) Poisson s ratio (ASTM C-1259) r 2.5 2.6 g/cm 3 E 84 95 x 10³ MPa μ 0.25 0.26 Knoop hardness (ISO 9385) HK 0.1 / 20 570 680 Bending strength (DIN EN 1288, Part 5) s bb 80 MPa Thermal characteristics Thermal conductivity (DIN 51936, ASTM 1461-01) (100 ) 1.5 1.7 W / (m K) Thermal shock resistance Requirements according to EN 60335-2-6 are fulfilled

31 Chemical resistance The chemical resistance of schott CERAN is more extensive than that of most other comparable materials. Acid resistance (Din 12116) S 1 3 Alkaline resistance (iso 695) A 1 2 Hydrolytic class (Din ISO 719) HGB 1 Electrical characteristics Specific electrical volume resistance (Din 52326) log p (250 C) Ω cm 6.6 log p (350 C) Ω cm 5.3 t K100 C 170 Dielectric constant (DIN 53483) 6.3 7.8 (1 MHz, 25 C) Dielectric loss tangent (DIN 53483) tan (1MHz, 25 C) 0.002 0.02

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