US4446100A
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Method of manufacturing an object of metallic or ceramic material
Assignee: GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
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Filing: 1982-09-29
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Granted: 1984-05-01
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Expires: 2002-09-29
Abstract
Abstract An object of ceramic or metallic material is manufactured by isostatic pressing of a body preformed from a powder of the metallic or ceramic material, the preformed body (10) then being embedded in glass, for example in a mass of glass particles (16) in a vessel (15) which is resistant to the temperature at which the sintering of the metallic or ceramic material is carried out, the material embedding the preformed body being transferred to a melt having a surface limited by the walls of the vessel, below which surface the preformed body is located, and a pressure necessary for the isostatic pressing of the preformed body then being applied on the melt by a gaseous pressure medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Adlerborn
- 👤 Hans Larker
- 👤 Bertil Mattsson
- 👤 Jan Nilsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:44
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/593; B; B22; B22F; B22F3/00; B22F3/12; B22F3/14; B22F3/15; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/6455; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/658; C04B2235/6587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of manufacturing a silicon nitride object by the isostatic pressing of a body preformed of silicon nitride powder with a gaseous pressure medium while sintering said body, said method comprising: placing said silicon nitride body and an embedding material therefor in an open top vessel which is resistant to the sintering temperature, said embedding material being in direct contact with said body and consisting of glass containing B 2 O 3 or a material which forms glass containing B 2 O 3 upon heating; transforming said embedding material in the vessel into a B 2 O 3 containing glass melt having a substantially horizonal upper surface limited by the walls of the vessel, said body being located beneath said surface, said melt presenting a casing that is impermeable to the gaseous pressure medium applied during said isostatic pressing, said transforming being accomplished prior to said isostatic pressing; and thereafter isostatically pressing and sintering said body while applying said gaseous pressure medium directly to said upper surface of said melt.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of manufacturing a silicon nitride object by the isostatic pressing of a body preformed of silicon nitride powder with a gaseous pressure medium while sintering said body, said method comprising: placing said silicon nitride body and an embedding material therefor in an open top vessel which is resistant to the sintering temperature, said embedding material being in direct contact with said body and consisting of glass containing B 2 O 3 or a material which forms glass containing B 2 O 3 upon heating; transforming said embedding material in the vessel into a B 2 O 3 containing glass melt having a substantially horizonal upper surface limited by the walls of the vessel, said body being located beneath said surface, said melt presenting a casing that is impermeable to the gaseous pressure medium applied during said isostatic pressing, said transforming being accomplished prior to said isostatic pressing; and thereafter isostatically pressing and sintering said body while applying said gaseous pressure medium directly to said upper surface of said melt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said embedding material consists originally of particles or pieces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transforming step is accomplished while the body and the embedding material are subjected to a vacuum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transforming step is accomplished while the body and the embedding material are in contact with a gas at a pressure which is at least as great as the pressure of the gas present in the pores of the powder body at the prevailing temperature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the melt has a viscosity of at the most 10 6 poises during said isostatic pressing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the B 2 O 3 content in the glass amounts to 2 to 70 percent by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the glass of the melt has a coefficient of thermal expansion of 3.0 to 3.8 times 10 -6 per degree C. within the temperature range 20 to 500 degrees C.
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