摘要:
Disclosed is a process for the formation of silicon carbide powder in which vaporized polysiloxanes are reacted and pyrolyzed in a single heating step to form the silicon carbide powder. The process is simple and inexpensive and yields powder having desirable characteristics.
摘要:
A process for the preparation of substantially polycrystalline silicon carbide fibers are provided. The fibers may be fabricated to have a small diameter and are thermally stable at high temperature. The process is carried out by initially forming fibers from a preceramic polymeric precursor comprising phenyl-containing polyorganosiloxane resins. The fibers are then infusibilized to render them nonmelting followed by a pyrolysis step in which the fibers are heated to a temperature in excess of 1600.degree. C. in a nonoxidizing atmosphere to form substantially polycrystalline silicon carbide fibers. The substantially polycrystalline silicon carbide fibers which are formed have at least 75% crystallinity and have a density of at least about 2.9 gm/cm.sup.3. The polymeric precursor or the fibers contain, or have incorporated therein, at least about 0.2 % by weight boron. This incorporation of boron may be accomplished either prior to or during formation of the fibers or during at least one of the infusibilizing or pyrolyzing steps of the process.
摘要翻译:提供了制备基本上多晶碳化硅纤维的方法。 纤维可以制造成具有小直径并且在高温下是热稳定的。 该方法通过初始形成来自包含含苯基的聚有机硅氧烷树脂的陶瓷前体聚合物前体的纤维进行。 然后将纤维熔融以使其不熔化,随后进行热解步骤,其中将纤维在非氧化气氛中加热至超过1600℃的温度以形成基本上多晶的碳化硅纤维。 形成的基本上多晶的碳化硅纤维具有至少75%的结晶度并且具有至少约2.9gm / cm 3的密度。 聚合物前体或纤维含有至少约0.2重量%的硼或其中并入其中。 这种硼的掺入可以在纤维形成之前或期间或在该方法的至少一个不熔化或热解步骤期间完成。
摘要:
The present invention relates to ceramic fibers of the Si-C-N-O series with a diameter less than about 20 micrometers. It has been unexpectedly found that the thermal stability of these fibers can be increased by minimizing the impurity content, primarily the content of metals or metallic compounds. Such fibers with low levels of contaminants retain greater than about 60 percent of their initial tensile strength when subjected to temperatures of 1300.degree.-1400.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes in a non-oxidative environment.
摘要:
The elastic modulus and density of an amorphous, ceramic article derived from a resinous organosilicon polymer and having a composition consisting essentially of silicon, nitrogen and/or carbon are increased while substantially maintaining or improving tensile strength by heat treating the ceramic article at an elevated temperature under superatmospheric nitrogen pressure to increase its density while avoiding crystallization. During heat treatment, at least some of the conditions of time, temperature, heating rate, cooling rate, pressure and atmosphere are controlled to minimize erosion of the article which could otherwise occur due to the loss to the surrounding atmosphere, as a gas or gaseous component, of at least one of nitrogen, silicon and carbon. The heat treated, ceramic article is amorphous and non-crystalline and has a density substantially greater than 2.5 g/cc together with desirable values of tensile strength and elastic modulus.
摘要:
The elastic modulus and density of an amorphous, ceramic article derived from a resinous organosilicon polymer and having a composition consisting essentially of silicon, nitrogen and/or carbon are increased while substantially maintaining or improving tensile strength by heat treating the ceramic article at an elevated temperature under superatmospheric nitrogen pressure to increase its density while avoiding crystallization. During heat treatment, at least some of the conditions of time, temperature, heating rate, cooling rate, pressure and atmosphere are controlled to minimize erosion of the article which could otherwise occur due to the loss to the surrounding atmosphere, as a gas or gaseous component, of at least one of nitrogen, silicon and carbon. The heat treated, ceramic article is amorphous and non-crystalline and has a density substantially greater than 2.5 g/cc together with desirable values of tensile strength and elastic modulus.
摘要:
Vinyl-containing polysilanes are described wherein the vinyl groups are attached to endblocking sites of intermediate reactivity. These vinyl-containing polysilanes are prepared by reacting a halogen-endblocked polysilane with, first, a non-vinyl-containing Grignard reagent or a non-vinyl organolithium compound whereby the most reactive halogen endblocking groups are replaced; then, second, reacting the resulting polysilane with vinyl Grignard reagent or vinyllithium whereby the halogen endblocking groups of intermediate reactivity are replaced; and, third, reacting the resulting polysilane with a non-vinyl-containing Grignard reagent or a non-vinyl organolithium compound whereby the least reactive halogen endblocking groups are replaced. The vinyl-containing polysilanes can be coverted to ceramic materials, including ceramic fibers, by pyrolysis.
摘要:
A process for producing polycrystalline silicon carbide by heating an amorphous ceramic fiber that contains silicon and carbon in an environment containing boron oxide vapor. The boron oxide vapor is produced in situ by the reaction of a boron containing material such as boron carbide and an oxidizing agent such as carbon dioxide, and the amount of boron oxide vapor can be controlled by varying the amount and rate of addition of the oxidizing agent.
摘要:
A rapid method of infusibilizing (curing) preceramic polymers comprising treatment said polymers with gaseous nitrogen dioxide. The infusibilized polymers may be pyrolyzed to temperatures in excess of about 800.degree. C. to yield ceramic materials with low oxygen content and, thus, good thermal stability. The methods are especially useful for the production of ceramic fibers and, more specifically, to the on-line production of ceramic fibers.
摘要:
What is disclosed is a method of rendering shaped preceramic polymers infusible prior to the pyrolysis of such polymers by treating the shaped preceramic polymer with a plasma.
摘要:
Hydroxyl-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane oligomer is polymerized through the use of a catalyst mixture of quaternary ammonium carboxylate and carboxylic acid. The method heats the mixture of oligomer and catalyst to a temperature in the range of from 90.degree. C. to 150.degree. C., removing water from the mixture, until the desired degree of condensation is achieved. When cooled, the product is a stable polydiorganosiloxane of increased molecular weight. The catalyst can be inactivated by heating and removing volatile byproducts. One embodiment of the method adds an acidic or neutral reinforcing filler to the mixture before polymerization to yield a storage stable silicone polymer-filler mixture which is useful in a manner similar to conventionally produced silicone polymer-filler mixtures.