Abstract:
Preceramic polymers which have particular utility in providing protective ceramic coatings on carbon/carbon composites, graphite, carbon fibers, and other normally oxidizable materials are prepared by reacting about 0.25-20 parts by weight of a trialkyl- or trialkoxyboroxine in which the alkyl or alkoxy groups contain 1-6 carbons with one part by weight of a poly-silazane to form an organoborosilazane polymer.
Abstract:
Organopolysilazanes or organopoly(disilyl)-silazanes having controlled physicochemical properties, well adapted for shaping and pyrolysis into useful ceramic articles, are prepared by catalytically polymerizing a silazane monomer to a desired degree of polymerization, and then, either during or upon completion of polymerization, contacting the polymerization reaction medium with at least one ion exchange material.
Abstract:
Polymeric ethylene-bridged chlorosilazanes, process for their preparation, ceramic materials which can be prepared from them containing silicon nitride, and their preparationThe invention relates to novel polymeric ethylene-bridged chlorosilazanes, their preparation, their further processing to a ceramic material containing silicon nitride, and this material itself. In order to prepare the polymeric chlorosilazanes, oligosilazanes of the formula (I) ##STR1## are reacted with at least one of the chlorosilanes ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl groups, which may be identical or different.The polymeric chlorosilazanes according to the invention can be converted by reaction with ammonia into polysilazanes, which in their turn can be pyrolysed to ceramic materials containing silicon nitride.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel polymeric hydridochlorosilazanes and a process for their preparation. The compounds according to the invention can be converted into polyhydridosilaznes by reaction with ammonia, and these can in turn be pyrolyzed to ceramic material containing silicon nitride. To prepare the polymeric hydridochlorosilazanes, oligohydridoalkylsilazanes (R.sup.1 SiHNH).sub.n are reacted with a dichlorohydridoalkylsilane R.sup.2 SiHCl.sub.2.
Abstract:
Polymeric hydridothiosilazanes, processes for the preparation thereof, silicon nitride-containing ceramic materials which can be prepared therefrom, and the preparation thereof.The invention relates to novel polymeric hydridothiosilazanes, the preparation thereof, the conversion thereof into silicon nitride-containing ceramic material, and this material itself. To prepare the polymeric hydridothiosilazanes, oligohydridoalkylsilazanes (RSiHNH).sub.n are reacted with elemental sulfur and ether as solvents. The polymeric hydridothiosilazanes can then be pyrolyzed to form silicon nitride-containing ceramic material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to novel polysilazanes, their preparation, their further processing to ceramic material containing silicon nitride and this material itself. To prepare the polysilazanes, Si,Si'-diorganyl-N-alkyl-tetrachloro-disilazanes of the formula RSiCl.sub.2 -NR'-SiCl.sub.2 R are reacted with ammonia. The polysilazanes can then be pyrolyzed to ceramic material containing silicon nitride. The polysilazanes according to the invention dissolve in the customary aprotic solvents.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A continuous inorganic fiber consisting of Si, N and O has excellent physical, chemical and electrically insulating properties, is superior to carbon fiber in wettability with metal, is low in reactivity with metal, and can be used not only as a reinforcing fiber for fiber-reinforcing type metals and fiber-reinforcing type ceramics, but also in electrical insulating materials and in heat-resistant materials.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for producing, at a low temperature, a high purity organic reaction product consisting essentially of silicon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon. The process comprises reacting together a particulate elemental high purity silicon with a high purity reactive amine reactant in a liquid state at a temperature of from about 0.degree. C. up to about 300.degree. C. A high purity silicon carbide/silicon nitride ceramic product can be formed from this intermediate product, if desired, by heating the intermediate product at a temperature of from about 1200.degree.-1700.degree. C. for a period from about 15 minutes up to about 2 hours or the organic reaction product may be employed in other chemical uses.
Abstract:
A process for treating a polysilazane, characterized in that a polysilazane possessing on average at least two, and preferably at least three, hydrocarbon groups having aliphatic unsaturation per molecule is treated catalytically in the presence of a catalytically efficient amount of a co-ordination catalyst. The polysilazanes treated in this manner possess high thermal resistance and can be used, in particular, as precursors of ceramic products, with a high yield of inorganic product.