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US4528121A
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Electroconductive ceramics
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1983-10-27
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Granted: 1985-07-09
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Expires: 2003-10-27
Abstract
Abstract Electroconductive ceramic materials with high density, high mechanical strength, high endurance to repeated current supply and excellent thermal shock resistance can be obtained by mixing 5 to 70 parts by weight of Al 2 O 3 or alumina ceramic materials containing 95% by weight or more of Al 2 O 3 and 30 to 95 parts by weight of at least one electroconductive material selected from of ZrB 2 , ZrC, ZrN, ZrSi 2 , TaB 2 , TaC, TaN, TaSi 2 , TiB 2 , TiC, TiN, Mo 2 B 5 and MoSi 2 adding a molding binder, molding the mixture and sintering the molded mixture. The electroconductive ceramic is usable for heaters, glow plug heaters, electrical gas ignitors, kerosine gasifying burners, and electrodes or conductors for water processing or dialysis.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Matsushita
- 👤 Kousuke Nakamura
- 👤 Tetuo Kosugi
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/56; C04B35/5607; C04B35/5611; C04B35/5622; C04B35/58007; C04B35/58014; C04B35/58028; C04B35/5805; C04B35/58064; C04B35/58071; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; F; F23; F23Q; F23Q7/00; F23Q7/22; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/14; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/02; H01C7/022; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/10; H05B3/12; H05B3/14; H05B3/141
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
An electroconductive sintered ceramic which comprises 5 to 70 parts by weight of (a) alumina or an aluminous ceramic containing at least 95% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , and 30 to 95 parts by weight of (b) an inorganic compound which exhibits a positive resistance-temperature coefficient and which is selected from the group consisting of ZrB 2 , ZrC, ZrN, ZrSi 2 , TaB, TaC, TaN, TaSi 2 , TiB 2 , TiC, TiN, Mo 2 B 5 and MoSi 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
An electroconductive sintered ceramic which comprises 5 to 70 parts by weight of (a) alumina or an aluminous ceramic containing at least 95% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , and 30 to 95 parts by weight of (b) an inorganic compound which exhibits a positive resistance-temperature coefficient and which is selected from the group consisting of ZrB 2 , ZrC, ZrN, ZrSi 2 , TaB, TaC, TaN, TaSi 2 , TiB 2 , TiC, TiN, Mo 2 B 5 and MoSi 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electroconductive sintered ceramic according to claim 1, which has an electrical resistivity of not more than 1 Ωcm at room temperature and a positive resistance-temperature coefficient.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electroconductive sintered ceramic according to claim 1, which further comprises as a sintering aid at least one substance selected from the group consisting of MgO, SiO 2 , CaO, Li 2 O and TiO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The electroconductive sintered ceramic according to claim 3, further comprising as a particle growth regulator MgO.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electroconductive sintered ceramic according to claim 4, wherein the total amount of the sintering aid and the particle growth regulator does not exceed 5% by weight based on the amount of the Al 2 O 3 within said sintered ceramic.
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