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High temperature resistant cermet and ceramic compositions
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1975-11-20
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Granted: 1978-02-07
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Expires: 1995-11-20
Abstract
Abstract Cermet compositions having high temperature oxidation resistance, high hardness and high abrasion and wear resistance, and particularly adapted for production of high temperature resistant cermet insulator bodies, comprising a sintered body of particles of a high temperature resistant metal or metal alloy, preferably molybdenum or tungsten particles, dispersed in and bonded to a solid solution formed of aluminum oxide and silicon nitride, and particularly a ternary solid solution formed of a mixture of aluminum oxide, silicon nitride and aluminum nitride. Also disclosed are novel ceramic compositions comprising a sintered solid solution of aluminum oxide, silicon nitride and aluminum nitride.
Inventors
- 👤 with respect to an invention of Fletcher James C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 👤 Wayne M. Phillips
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-27 05:25
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/597; C04B35/71; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T407/00; Y10T407/27
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A high temperature oxidation resistant cermet composition having high strength and abrasion resistance and resistance to thermal shock, comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of high temperature resistant metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium particles, dispersed in a solid solution of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide and chromium oxide, and mixtures thereof, said cermet composition having good adhesion to substrates of a metal as defined above.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A high temperature oxidation resistant cermet composition having high strength and abrasion resistance and resistance to thermal shock, comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of high temperature resistant metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium particles, dispersed in a solid solution of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide and chromium oxide, and mixtures thereof, said cermet composition having good adhesion to substrates of a metal as defined above.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition having high temperature oxidation resistance, and high abrasion and erosion resistance, high strength and resistance to thermal shock, comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium particles, coated with and dispersed in a solid solution of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide and chromium oxide, and mixtures thereof, in molar proportions defined by the area bounded by points A, B, C and D on the ternary diagram in the accompanying drawing, said cermet composition having good adhesion to substrates of a metal as defined above.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition having high temperature oxidation resistance, and high abrasion and erosion resistance, high strength and resistance to thermal shock, comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of metal particles selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium particles, coated with and dispersed in a solid solution of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide and chromium oxide, and mixtures thereof, in molar proportions defined by the area bounded by points A, B, C and D on the ternary diagram in the accompanying drawing, said cermet composition having good adhesion to substrates of a metal as defined above.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said molar proportions being defined by the area bounded by points E, F, C and D on the ternary diagram in the accompanying drawing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 3, said molar proportions being defined by the area bounded by points G, H, J and K on the ternary diagram in the accompanying drawing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said solid solution consisting of about 10 to about 90 mol % of the combination of aluminum nitride and said oxide, the mol proportions of aluminum nitride and said oxide in said combination being approximately equal, and about 10 to about 90 mol % silicon nitride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said solid solution consisting of about 40 to about 80 mol % of the combination of aluminum nitride and said oxide, the mol proportions of aluminum nitride and said oxide in said combination being approximately equal, and about 20 to about 60 mol % silicon nitride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 3, said solid solution consisting essentially of about 10 to about 90 mol % of silicon nitride, about 4 to about 47 mol % of said oxide, and about 5 to about 50 mol % of aluminum nitride.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 6, said solid solution containing approximately equal molar proportions of aluminum nitride, silicon nitride and said oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said oxide being aluminum oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 3, said oxide being aluminum oxide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 4, said oxide being aluminum oxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 8, said oxide being aluminum oxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said metal particles being present in an amount ranging from about 10 to about 90%, by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, said metal particles being present in an amount ranging from about 25 to about 70%, by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 2, wherein said oxide is a mixture of about 1 to about 10% yttrium oxide and about 90 to about 99% aluminum oxide, by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A cermet composition as defined in claim 3, wherein said oxide is a mixture of about 1 to about 10% yttrium oxide and about 90 to about 99% aluminum oxide, by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A composite comprising a high temperature oxidation resistant cermet composition as defined in claim 2, and a metal substrate selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
85 words
A composite as defined in claim 17, and including a lyer of a high temperature oxidation resistant ceramic composition in contact with said cermet composition, said ceramic composition comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of a solid solution of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an oxide selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide and chromium oxide, and mixtures thereof, in molar proportions defined by the area bounded by points A, B, C and D on the ternary diagram in the accompanying drawing.
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