摘要:
The present invention provides a method for producing a self-supporting ceramic composite by the oxidation of a parent metal to form a polycrystalline ceramic material consisting essentially of the oxidation reaction product of the parent metal with an oxidant, including a vapor-phase oxidant, and, optionally, one or more metallic constituents. A permeable filler material, such as a preform, with at least one surface bearing a permeable stratum, is contacted with a body of molten parent metal heated to a temperature above its melting point but below the melting point of the oxidation reaction product. At least a portion of the oxidation reaction product is maintained in contact with and between the molten metal and oxidant to transport the molten metal through the oxidation reaction product toward the permeable stratum and into contact with the oxidant so that the oxidation reaction product continues to form at the interface between the oxidant and previously formed oxidation reaction product that has infiltrated the filler material. The reaction is continued to infiltrate at least a portion of the stratum with the oxidation reaction product and to produce an intermediate ceramic body having an adjacent ceramic composite overlaid with a ceramic stratum. The ceramic stratum is removed from the underlying ceramic composite to produce a self-supporting ceramic composite having the surface established by the permeable stratum.
摘要:
A process of forming a refractory mass on a surface, which process includes spraying against that surface a mixture of refractory particles and oxidisable particles which react exothermically with oxygen to generate sufficient heat to soften or melt at least the surfaces of the refractory particles and so bring about formation of said refractory mass, and causing the sprayed mixture to be heated sufficiently to cause the oxidisable particles to undergo such exothermic reaction, the granulometry of the particles which are sprayed in the mixture being such that the mean of the 80% and 20% grain sizes of the refractory particles is greater than the mean of the 80% and 20% grain sizes of the oxidisable particles and that the size range spread factor of the refractory particles is at least 1.2.
摘要:
There are disclosed a plastic processing method of the pressure of pressureless sintered ceramic body composed of at least one aluminum-containing compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride and aluminum oxynitride and at least one hard compound selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides and oxides of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and silicon and mutual solid solutions thereof, the content of said at least one aluminum-containing compound is 5 to 95% by volume, comprising subjecting the ceramic body to plastic deformation at a temperature of 1300.degree. C. or higher, under a stress of 15 kg/mm.sup.2 or smaller and at a strain rate of 10.sup.-3 /sec or less in a reducing atmosphere or in vacuum, and a ceramics-made molded material comprising a composite ceramic body composed of the same as mentioned above.
摘要翻译:公开了由至少一种选自氧化铝,氮化铝和氮氧化铝的至少一种含铝化合物和至少一种选自以下的硬化合物组成的无压烧结陶瓷体的压力的塑性加工方法: 钛,锆,铪,钒,铌,钽,铬,钼,钨和硅及其相互固溶体的碳化物,氮化物和氧化物,所述至少一种含铝化合物的含量为5〜95体积% 包括在还原气氛或真空中,在15℃/ mm 2以下的应力和10 -3 /秒以下的应变速率下,使陶瓷体在1300℃以上的温度下进行塑性变形, 以及包含与上述相同的复合陶瓷体的陶瓷成型体。
摘要:
A method of overlaying sulphur concrete is adapted for use in placing sulphur concrete against or over an existing solid surface such as the exterior surface of a wall, floor, or column base. The existing surface, which typically is a portland cement concrete surface, is prepared by first applying a layer of a bituminous material containing a bitumen which liquifies at temperatures corresponding to the pour temperatures of the sulphur concrete. The sulphur concrete is poured against or over the bitumen-containing surface so that the bitumen therein melts to form a liquid slip plane. The shrinkage of the sulphur concrete which occurs during its temperature-reduction setting occurs without producing cracks because of the relative slippage permitted between the existing wall surface and the sulphur concrete.
摘要:
Method and manufacture are provided for preparing a reticulated foam structure by: investing an organic reticulated foam structure with an inorganic composition, which composition is inert under the conditions for forming the reticulated structure; allowing the inorganic suspension to set to form an investment; removing the organic reticulated foam structure; filling the voids of the investment with a fluid composition to form a reticulated casting; and dissolving the investment so as to leave a reticulated foam structure casting.
摘要:
IMPROVEMENT IN THE STEP OF FIRING A HIGH PURITY, CLOSE TOLERANCE, VITREOUS SILICA ARTICLE CAPABLE OF BEING INSIDESUPPORTED, WHEREBY THE ARTICLE IS SUPPORTED ON ITS INNER SURFACE ONLY, IN A BOTTOM-END-UP POSITION ON A PERFORATED, THIN-WALL GRAPHITE SUPPORT HAVING AN OUTER SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY IN SHAPE TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE ARTICLE AND SINTERED IN THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST ONE PROTECTIVE GAS ATMOSPHERE FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETELY FUSE THE ARTICLE.
摘要:
A charge of alumina is placed in a mold and heated in a vacuum or an inert gas atmosphere to melt the charge. The melt is then cooled in a generally upward direction to solidify and crystallize the melt at a rate that the generally vertical, downward temperature gradient in the crystallizing zone is less than 25* C. per millimeter. After all of the melt has crystallized the single crystal is uniformly cooled and removed from the mold. Special methods of making the mold and removing the mold are also disclosed.
摘要:
By means of the process and by means of the apparatus, fused silicon is produced continuously, or in phases, and zonally cast into a mold in which it is caused to solidify zonally. The temperature conditions in the solidification zone are controlled with the aid of a movable heating zone, by means of which the crystallization front is adjusted to the rising level that fills up the mold, this level being in turn controlled by the fusion rate of the silicon. Polycrystalline silicon blocks can be obtained in which, because of the flat shape of the crystallization front, the columnar single-crystal domains within the blocks extend almost vertically and which represent an excellent solar cell base material having high diffusion lengths and lifetimes of the minority charge carriers, from which solar cells of correspondingly high efficiencies can be produced.
摘要:
A method of producing self-supporting ceramic structures includes providing a first self-supporting ceramic body comprising (i) a polycrystalline oxidation reaction product formed upon oxidation of a first molten parent metal with a first oxidant, and (ii) interconnected porosity at least partially accessible from one or more surfaces of said first ceramic body. A second ceramic body is used to form, by reaction with a vapor-phase oxidant, a second polycrystalline material which is infiltrated into the porosity of at least a zone of said first ceramic body.
摘要:
Production of composite ceramic articles using a porous bed or preform of filler material with a molten metal in the presence of a vapor phase oxident, for effecting infiltrating growth of a polycrystalline matrix of a metal-oxidant reaction product into the filler bed or preform, wherein the filler material bed or preform has a first pore system of coarse interconnected pores, and a second pore system of finer interconnected pores defined by portions of the filler material which remain structurally stable in pore-defining arrangement during infiltration.