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Composite ceramic article and method for making it

Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1986-12-19
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Granted: 1989-02-21
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Expires: 2006-12-19
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Abstract

Abstract Oxide-coated whiskers suitable for consolidation into or incorporation within a whisker-reinforced composite ceramic article are provided by dispersing inorganic whiskers in a colloidal oxide sol, separating the dispersion into fine droplets, and drying the droplets to provide a solid particulate product comprising the coated whiskers. The continuous oxide coating on the whiskers provides protection and aids in composite consolidation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Reid F. Cooper
  • 👤 Kishor P. Gadkaree

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:13
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C14/00; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/117; C04B35/16; C04B35/18; C04B35/185; C04B35/195; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/628; C04B35/62844; C04B35/62847; C04B35/62849; C04B35/62852; C04B35/62855; C04B35/62892; C04B35/62897; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/06; C03C2214/32; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/32; C04B2235/3205; C04B2235/3208; C04B2235/3217; C04B2235/34; C04B2235/3418; C04B2235/44; C04B2235/441; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/522; C04B2235/5224; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/5248; C04B2235/526; C04B2235/5276; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/96; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2907; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
Oxide-coated whisker wherein said coated whiskers have the form of a dried particulate material, said material comprising individual inorganic whiskers encapsulated in an oxide coating material, the oxide coating material consisting of an inorganic oxide or mixture of oxides selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , CaO, BaO, ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , and P 2 O 5 , said oxides being present in unreacted form and forming a continuous oxide coating on the whiskers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
Oxide-coated whisker wherein said coated whiskers have the form of a dried particulate material, said material comprising individual inorganic whiskers encapsulated in an oxide coating material, the oxide coating material consisting of an inorganic oxide or mixture of oxides selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , CaO, BaO, ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , and P 2 O 5 , said oxides being present in unreacted form and forming a continuous oxide coating on the whiskers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
Oxide-coated whiskers in accordance with claim 1 wherein the inorganic whiskers are whiskers selected from the group of SiC, Si 3 N 4 , C and Al 2 O 3 whiskers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
Oxide-coated whiskers in accordance with claim 2 wherein the dried particulate material has an average particle size less than the maximum length of the inorganic whiskers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
Oxide-coated whiskers in accordance with claim 3 wherein the thickness of the oxide coating material does not exceed about 3 times the diameter of the inorganic whiskers.

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