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High temperature thermistor
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1982-04-26
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Granted: 1984-08-21
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Expires: 2002-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A high-temperature thermistor comprising, a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1-8 weight percents of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Be, BeO, Be2C, B, BN, B2O3 and B4C which weight percents are calculated as the amount of only Be or B single substance from net amount, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percents of SiO2, not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percents of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weights percents of free carbon, a pair of electrode provided on the surfaces of the sintered body, and lead wires each connected to the respective electrodes, and a method of producing same.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Matsushita
- 👤 Kousuke Nakamura
- 👤 Mitsuru Ura
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-10-27 07:51
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/565; C04B35/575; H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1-8 weight percent of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Be, BeO, Be 2 C, B, BN, B 2 O 3 and B 4 C, which weight percent is calculated as the amount of only Be or B single substance from net amount, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, said sintered body having an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said lead wires being connected to each of the electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1-8 weight percent of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Be, BeO, Be 2 C, B, BN, B 2 O 3 and B 4 C, which weight percent is calculated as the amount of only Be or B single substance from net amount, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, said sintered body having an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said lead wires being connected to each of the electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
208 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1-8 weight percent of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Be, BeO, Be 2 C, B, BN, B 2 O 3 and B 4 C which weight percent is calculated as the amount of only Be or B single substance from net amount, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 10000-16000 for a temperature range of 500°-700° C., and exhibiting an electrical resistance variation rate of not higher than 3% when used for a long period of time at temperatures of 500°-1000° C. and an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temeprature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said lead wires being connected to each of the electrodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
208 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1-8 weight percent of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Be, BeO, Be 2 C, B, BN, B 2 O 3 and B 4 C which weight percent is calculated as the amount of only Be or B single substance from net amount, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 10000-16000 for a temperature range of 500°-700° C., and exhibiting an electrical resistance variation rate of not higher than 3% when used for a long period of time at temperatures of 500°-1000° C. and an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temeprature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said lead wires being connected to each of the electrodes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of about 0.28-about 22.3 weight percent of BeO the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 1000-1600 for the temperature range of 500°-1000° C. and an electrical resistance value at 1000° C. of 1-1.5 kΩ, said sintered body exhibiting an electrical resistance variation rate of not higher than 3% after being heated for 1000 hours at 1000° C. and an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said wires being connected to the respective electrodes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
175 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of about 0.28-about 22.3 weight percent of BeO the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 1000-1600 for the temperature range of 500°-1000° C. and an electrical resistance value at 1000° C. of 1-1.5 kΩ, said sintered body exhibiting an electrical resistance variation rate of not higher than 3% after being heated for 1000 hours at 1000° C. and an electric resistivity of not less than 10 7 Ω·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said wires being connected to the respective electrodes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
141 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of about 0.23-about 18.38 weight percent of BN, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 10000-16000 for the temperature range of 500°-1000° C. and an electrical resistance value at 10000° C. of 1-1.4 kΩ·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said wires being connected to the respective electrodes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
A high-temperature thermistor comprising: a polycrystalline sintered body consisting essentially of about 0.23-about 18.38 weight percent of BN, the balance SiC, and the inevitable impurities having not more than 2 weight percent of SiO 2 , not more than 0.1 weight percent of Al, not more than 0.2 weight percent of Fe, not more than 1 weight percent of Si, and not more than 0.4 weight percent of free carbon, the relative density of said sintered body being at least 95 percent, said sintered body having a thermistor constant of 10000-16000 for the temperature range of 500°-1000° C. and an electrical resistance value at 10000° C. of 1-1.4 kΩ·cm at room temperature, a pair of electrodes provided on the surfaces of the polycrystalline sintered body, and lead wires, one end of each of said wires being connected to the respective electrodes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A high-temperature thermistor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the electrodes are made of Ni.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A high-temperature thermistor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lead wires are of platinum or nickel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A high-temperature thermistor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the polycrystalline sintered body has a coefficient of thermal conductivity of 0.15-0.75 cal/cm·sec·°C.
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