US4274877A
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Metal powders
Assignee: Johnson Matthey PLC
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Filing: 1978-11-20
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Granted: 1981-06-23
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Expires: 1998-11-20
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to metal powders. In particular, the invention provides a novel metal-refractory composite powder which will withstand high temperatures, and means for its production. The metals for which the invention will have special application are platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium and gold and silver. According to the invention, a metal powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material.
Inventors
- 👤 Owen N. Collier
- 👤 Stephen J. Hackett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:15
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/62; B; B22; B22F; B22F1/00; B22F1/18; C09C3/00; C09C3/06; C09C3/066; C01; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/80; C01P2004/82; C01P2004/84; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S75/00; Y10S75/956
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the particles of refractory material being positively charged over at least a portion of the surface thereof, the refractory material being naturally-occurring and being selected from the group consisting of clays, silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, bentonite, boehmite and sol-gel or mixtures thereof; the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the particles of refractory material being positively charged over at least a portion of the surface thereof, the refractory material being naturally-occurring and being selected from the group consisting of clays, silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, bentonite, boehmite and sol-gel or mixtures thereof; the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A metal powder according to claim 1 wherein the refractory material is sol-gel alumina having a particle size falling within the range of 50 to 100 A.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the refractory material being a synthetic refractory material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide or mixtures thereof, the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the refractory material being a synthetic refractory material selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide or mixtures thereof, the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
150 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the particles of refractory material being positively charged over at least a portion of the surface thereof, the refractory material being naturally-occurring and being selected from the group consisting of clays, silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, bentonite, boehmite and sol-gel alumina or mixtures thereof; the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns; the particle size of the refractory material having a size falling within the range 50 to 100 A and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
150 words
A metal refractory composite powder suitable for use at high temperatures comprises an intimate mixture, other than a mere physical admixture, of particles of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, gold or silver, or an alloy containing one or more of said metals, and particles of a refractory material, the particles of refractory material being positively charged over at least a portion of the surface thereof, the refractory material being naturally-occurring and being selected from the group consisting of clays, silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, bentonite, boehmite and sol-gel alumina or mixtures thereof; the particle size of the metal component of the powder having a size falling within the range 0.2 to 2.0 microns; the particle size of the refractory material having a size falling within the range 50 to 100 A and the percentage by weight of the refractory material in the powder being within the range 10 to 25%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The metal refractory composite powder of claim 4 wherein the refractory material is china clay or sol-gel alumina.
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