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Process of making ceramic moldings containing cordierite
Assignee: Schott AG
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Filing: 1985-09-13
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Granted: 1989-08-08
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Expires: 2005-09-13
Abstract
Abstract Ceramic moldings containing finely crystalline cordierite are described, which are obtainable by the intensive grinding of precrystallized cordierite powder, mixing the powder with second additive phases of higher modulus of elasticity, shaping the mixture, and sintering the greenware thus obtained in a siliceous atmosphere at temperatures between 900° and 1400° C. The moldings according to the invention have not only good mechanical strengths but also outstanding dielectric and thermal properties; they are therefore especially suitable for use as dielectrics and as thermal insulating components.
Inventors
- 👤 Nils Claussen
- 👤 Gunter Petzow
- 👤 Houssmann
- 👤 Wolfgang Panhorst
- 👤 Karl-Ludwig Weisskopf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:54
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C04B35/01; C04B35/16; C04B35/18; C04B35/195
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-50 wt % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by a siliceous powder bed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-50 wt % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by a siliceous powder bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 in which the siliceous powder bed contains silicon nitride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the shaping step comprises casting a fine, homogeneous slip formed of the matrix powder of cordierite, the second additive phase and whiskers, in a mold; and with an acceleration g=1 to form the greenware compact and then drying the compact, and after the sintering step, the ceramic molding is subjected to the additional step of compacting isostatically with heat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the particles of the ceramic matrix powder and the whiskers have a diameter of less than 1 micron.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, g is 10 to 10 4 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the whisker/matrix volumetric ratio is between 0.05 and 0.5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 3 wherein silicon carbide, silicon nitride, or aluminum oxide whiskers or a mixture thereof with average diameters less than 1 micron and length: diameter ratios greater than 10 are used as whiskers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 3 wherein matrix/whisker combinations are used, in which the thermal expansion coefficients of matrix and whisker are matched, and in which the whiskers have high strengths and/or high moduli of elasticity in comparison to the matrix material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the mixture of matrix powder and second additive phase contains 5 to 30 wt. % of silicon nitride, 5 to 25 wt. % of zirconium oxide and 1 to 5 wt. % of gamma aluminum oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the mixture of matrix powder and second additive phase contains 1 to 5 wt. % of silicon nitride powder, 5 to 10 wt. % of zirconium oxide powder, and 5 to 40 wt. % of silicon nitride whiskers or silicon carbide whiskers.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-59 wt. % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by addition of at least 1 wt. % of silicon nitride to the cordierite powder.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-59 wt. % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by addition of at least 1 wt. % of silicon nitride to the cordierite powder.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-50 wt. % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by addition of at least 1 wt. % of silicon dioxide to the cordierite powder.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for the preparation of a ceramic molding comprising the steps of: intensively grinding crystallized cordierite powder to form a matrix powder; mixing said matrix powder with 1-50 wt. % of a second additive phase selected from the group consisting of silicon nitride, silicon carbide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, mullite, zircon, boron carbide and mixtures thereof; shaping the mixture to form a greenware compact; and sintering said greenware compact at a temperature between 900° and 1400° in an atmosphere containing silicon, said atmosphere produced by addition of at least 1 wt. % of silicon dioxide to the cordierite powder.
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