摘要:
A method is disclosed for introducing a controlled level of oxygen into agglomerated molybdenum metal powder, involving heating the powder at a sufficient temperature for a sufficient time in the presence of water vapor, and a non-oxidizing atmosphere with the amount of non-oxidizing atmosphere being controlled to produce a partially oxidized molybdenum powder.
摘要:
A process for forming a homogeneous mixture of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide involves dissolving yttrium oxide and hydrochloric acid in water, precipitating yttrium hydroxide by adding ammonium hydroxide to the solution and dissolving yttrium hydroxide in acetic acid, adding zirconium oxide to the resulting solution which is thereafter spray dried to yield an agglomerate having uniformly distributed yttrium acetate throughout and thereafter converting the yttrium acetate to yttrium oxide to yield an agglomerate having uniform distribution of yttrium oxide and zirconium oxide. The yttrium oxide/zirconium oxide agglomerates have a particle size of from about 20 to about 200 microns. The intermediate agglomerate contains a uniform distribution of yttrium acetate and provides a composition which can be converted to a yttrium oxide/zirconium oxide agglomerate having a homogeneous mixture of the two components.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for producing composite agglomerates of molybdenum and molybdenum carbide (Mo.sub.2 C). The process involves forming a relatively uniform mixture of non-agglomerated molybdenum powder and carbon powder having a particle size of no greater than the particle size of the molybdenum powder. The amount of carbon powder is proportional to the amount of molybdenum carbide desired in the composite agglomerate. A slurry is formed of the mixture, an organic binder, and water with the amount of the binder being no greater than about 2% by weight of the mixture; and the powders are agglomerated from the slurry. The agglomerated powders are then classified to remove the major portion of the agglomerates having a size greater than about 170 mesh and less than about 325 mesh from the balance of the agglomerates. The balance of the agglomerates in which the particle size is -170 +325 mesh is then reacted at a temperature of no greater than about 1400.degree. C. for a sufficient time in a non-carbonaceous vessel in a reducing atmosphere to form the composite agglomerates.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for introducing a controlled level of oxygen into agglomerated molybdenum plasma spray powder. The method involves forming a relatively uniform mixture of agglomerated powders consisting essentially of molybdenum and one or more oxygen containing compounds of molybdenum wherein said mixture has an oxygen content of greater than about 10% by weight and reducing the mixture at a sufficient temperature for a sufficient time to remove a portion of the oxygen therefrom and form a molybdenum powder having an oxygen content of no greater than about about 10% by weight.
摘要:
A novel molybdenum compound, ammonium dodecamolybdomolybdate (AMM), is described which may be used in the manufacture of molybdenum metal and molybdenum carbide powders. The molybdenum compound is a dodecaheteropoly acid salt having a Keggin-type structure wherein molybdenum resides in both the hetero as well as peripheral atomic positions. The novel compound has the general formula (NH4)2Mo12MoO40.6H2O. Because of its low solubility, the compound can be crystallized efficiently and at a high purity from ammonium molybdate solutions.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for producing an agglomerated molybdenum plasma spray powder with a controlled level of oxygen which comprises forming a relatively uniform mixture of agglomerated powders containing molybdenum dioxide and one or more ammonium-containing compounds of molybdenum wherein the mixture has an oxygen content of greater than about 25% by weight and reducing the mixture in a moving bed furnace at a temperature of from about 700.degree. C. to about 1000.degree. C. for a sufficient time to remove a portion of the oxygen therefrom and form reduced molybdenum powder agglomerates having an oxygen content of no greater than about 25% by weight. The reduction takes place in the direction from the outside surface of the agglometates to the inside surface.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for preparing an intimate mixture of powders of nickel-boron-silicon alloy and molybdenum metal powder suitable for thermal spray coatings which comprises milling a starting mixture of the alloy and molybdenum powder to produce a milled mixture wherein the average particle size is less than about 10 micrometers in diameter, forming an aqueous slurry of the resulting milled mixture and a binder which can be an ammoniacal molybdate compound or polyvinyl alcohol, and agglomerating the milled mixture and binder. The intimate mixture and binder are preferably sintered in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of about 800.degree. C. to about 950.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form a sintered partially alloyed mixture wherein the bulk density is greater than about 1.2 g/cc. The resulting sintered mixture is preferably entrained in an inert carrier gas, passed into a plasma flame wherein the plasma gas can be argon or a mixture of argon and hydrogen, and maintained in the plasma flame for a sufficient time to melt essentially all of the powder particles of the sintered mixture to form spherical particles of the melted portion, and to further alloy the sintered mixture, and cooled.
摘要:
A Mo—Cu composite powder is provided which is comprised of individual finite particles each having a copper phase and a molybdenum phase wherein the molybdenum phase substantially encapsulates the copper phase. The composite powder may be consolidated by conventional P/M techniques and sintered without copper bleedout according to the method described herein to produce Mo—Cu pseudoalloy articles having very good shape retention, a high sintered density, and a fine microstructure.
摘要:
A method for spheridizing silicon metal particles is described. The method involves injecting irregular silicon metal particles into a high-temperature plasma reactor to melt at least 50 weight percent of the particles. The molten droplets are solidified to form substantially spherical silicon particles having a thin SiO coating which may be removed by treating with a weak hydroxide solution.
摘要:
A high performance W--Cu composite powder which is composed of individual particles having a tungsten phase and a copper phase wherein the tungsten phase substantially encapsulates the copper phase. The tungsten-coated copper composite powder may be pressed and sintered into W--Cu pseudoalloy articles having a homogeneous distribution of W and Cu phases without experiencing copper bleedout or it may be used in ceramic metallization for the electronics industry.