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Boride-alumina composite
Assignee: Moltech Invent SA
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Filing: 1983-09-06
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Granted: 1987-03-03
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Expires: 2003-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A dense essentially non-porous composite ceramic material of a diboride of group IVa metal, preferably titanium, and alumina in a 3:5 mole ratio has a macroscopically uniform structure made up of non-uniformly dispersed agglomerates of alumina of random shapes and dimensions and a fibrous sponge-like electrically conductive structure of submicronic grains of the group IVa metal boride in intimate wetting contact with the alumina agglomerates. The material is made by reaction hot pressing of coarse grain precursor powders.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre E. Debely
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:59
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/117; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/65; C04B35/651; C25; C25C; C25C3/00; C25C3/06; C25C3/08; G; G21; G21C; G21C21/00; G21C21/18; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A reaction sintered ceramic composite of group IVa metal diboride-alumina characterized in that it is an essentially non-porous body composed of group IVa metal diboride and alumina in a ratio of 3 mols of said diboride to 5 mols of alumina entirely formed by high temperature, elevated pressure exothermic reaction sintering of a 3:3:10 molar mixture of powders of group IVa metal dioxide: B 2 O 3 : aluminum, said body having a density at least 99% of the theoretical density and a macroscopically uniform structure made up of microscopically non-uniformly dispersed grains of the group IVa metal diboride and alumina predominantly in the form of: (a) bulky agglomerates of alumina of random shapes and dimensions, containing agglomerates having transverse dimension within the range from about 2 microns to about 15 microns while having continuous, non-linear dimension of at least about 50 microns, and (b) submicronic group IVa metal diboride in intimate wetting contact with the surfaces of the alumina agglomerates, the diboride forming a fibrous electrically conductive structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A reaction sintered ceramic composite of group IVa metal diboride-alumina characterized in that it is an essentially non-porous body composed of group IVa metal diboride and alumina in a ratio of 3 mols of said diboride to 5 mols of alumina entirely formed by high temperature, elevated pressure exothermic reaction sintering of a 3:3:10 molar mixture of powders of group IVa metal dioxide: B 2 O 3 : aluminum, said body having a density at least 99% of the theoretical density and a macroscopically uniform structure made up of microscopically non-uniformly dispersed grains of the group IVa metal diboride and alumina predominantly in the form of: (a) bulky agglomerates of alumina of random shapes and dimensions, containing agglomerates having transverse dimension within the range from about 2 microns to about 15 microns while having continuous, non-linear dimension of at least about 50 microns, and (b) submicronic group IVa metal diboride in intimate wetting contact with the surfaces of the alumina agglomerates, the diboride forming a fibrous electrically conductive structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composite of claim 1, wherein the group IVa metal is titanium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composite of claim 1 or 2, wherein the fibrous boride structure is oriented to provide anisotropic electrical conductivity.
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