Abstract:
A refractory article includes a body including a ceramic having an aluminosilicate present in an amount of at least 70 wt % and not greater than 99 wt % for a total weight of the body, and the body further includes a dopant including a Mg-containing oxide compound and a Fe-containing oxide compound, and the dopant is present in an amount within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 12 wt %.
Abstract:
A welding tool member for friction stir welding, which is formed from a silicon nitride sintered body, and which is characterized in that the silicon nitride sintered body contains an additional component other than silicon nitride in an amount of 15% by mass or less and the additional component contains three or more elements selected from among Y, Al, Mg, Si, Ti, Hf, Mo and C. It is preferable that the content of the additional component is from 3% by mass to 12.5% by mass (inclusive). It is also preferable that a sintering assistant component contains four or more elements selected from among Y, Al, Mg, Si, Ti, Hf, Mo and C. Due to the above-mentioned configuration, this welding tool member for friction stir welding is able to have high durability.
Abstract:
Provided are a ceramic member being a sintered body including at least forsterite and boron nitride as major components, and in which the boron nitride is oriented in one direction, a probe holder formed by using the ceramic member, and a method for manufacturing the ceramic member. In the ceramic member, the index of orientation preference is equal to or lower than 0.07, and the coefficient of thermal expansion at 20 to 300°C in a direction parallel to the direction of orientation is (3 to 5)×10 -6 /°C, or the three-point bending strength based on JIS R 1601 is equal to or higher than 250 MPa.
Abstract:
A method for producing an aluminum nitride sintered product according to the present invention includes the steps of (a) preparing a powder mixture that contains AlN, 2 to 10 parts by weight of Eu 2 O 3 with respect to 100 parts by weight of AlN, Al 2 O 3 such that a molar ratio of Al 2 O 3 to Eu 2 O 3 is 2 to 10, and TiO 2 such that a molar ratio of TiO 2 to Al 2 O 3 is 0.05 to 1.2, but not Sm; (b) producing a compact from the powder mixture; and (c) firing the compact by subjecting the compact to hot-press firing in a vacuum or in an inert atmosphere.
Abstract:
A method for producing a wavelength conversion member includes disposing a phosphor ceramic layer on a substrate; removing a portion of the phosphor ceramic layer so that a plurality of phosphor ceramic elements are disposed in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the substrate in spaced-apart relation; forming a cover layer containing an inorganic substance on the substrate so as to cover the surface of the phosphor ceramic element; and cutting the cover layer and the substrate in the thickness direction so as to include at least one of the phosphor ceramic elements.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns the field of refining metal melts or slags and provides in particular a reactive material based on calcium aluminate and carbon, its process of preparation and various methods for refining metal melts using the same.
Abstract:
A sintered ceramic component can have a final composition including at least 50 wt. % MgO and at least one desired dopant, wherein each dopant of the at least one desired dopant has a desired dopant content of at least 0.1 wt. %. All impurities (not including the desired dopant(s)) are present at a combined impurity content of less than 0.7 wt. %. A remainder can include Al2O3. The selection of dopants can allow for better control over the visual appearance of the sintered ceramic component, reduces the presence of undesired impurities that may adversely affect another part of an apparatus, or both. The addition of the dopant(s) can help to improve the sintering characteristics and density as compared to a sintered ceramic component that includes the material with no dopant and a relatively low impurity content.
Abstract:
A welding tool member for friction stir welding, which is formed from a silicon nitride sintered body, and which is characterized in that the silicon nitride sintered body contains an additional component other than silicon nitride in an amount of 15% by mass or less and the additional component contains three or more elements selected from among Y, Al, Mg, Si, Ti, Hf, Mo and C. It is preferable that the content of the additional component is from 3% by mass to 12.5% by mass (inclusive). It is also preferable that a sintering assistant component contains four or more elements selected from among Y, Al, Mg, Si, Ti, Hf, Mo and C. Due to the above-mentioned configuration, this welding tool member for friction stir welding is able to have high durability.