Abstract:
A ceramic honeycomb structure having a large number of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, the cell walls comprising at least main crystals of aluminum titanate, in which MgO and SiO2 are dissolved to form a solid solution, and glass phases, the glass phases containing 40-80% by mass of SiO2 and 1-20% by mass of MgO, the average size of the glass phases being 30 μm or less in a cross section of the cell walls, and the area ratio of the glass phases to the total area of the main crystals of aluminum titanate and the glass phases being 2-12% in a cross section of the cell walls, and its production method.
Abstract:
Provided is a method for producing a boron nitride nanotube-reinforced aluminum composite casting, the method being capable of reducing cost. The method for producing a boron nitride nanotube-reinforced aluminum composite casting comprises the steps of: (a) mixing boron nitride nanotubes and a first aluminum matrix and then pelletizing the resulting mixture; (b) heating and subjecting pellets obtained in step (a) to melt mixing to obtain a melt; (c) cooling and solidifying the melt obtained in step (b) to obtain a master batch; and (d) subjecting the master batch obtained in step (c) and the second aluminum matrix to melt mixing, and then cooling and solidifying the resulting mixture.
Abstract:
There is provided a composite of a metallic matrix and boron nitride nanotubes, the metallic matrix including aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Also, there is provided a method for manufacturing the composite. The method includes: a powder mixing step of mixing a powder of boron nitride nanotubes and a powder of an element soluble in a molten metal of the metallic matrix to prepare a powder mixture of boron nitride nanotubes and a metallic matrix-soluble element; an alloy melt mixing step of mixing the powder mixture and the molten metal of the metallic matrix to prepare a metallic matrix melt mixed with boron nitride nanotubes; and a casting step of solidifying the metallic matrix melt mixed with boron nitride nanotubes to obtain the composite.