Insulating powder and compositions for resistant coating

Claim 2

A composition for the formation of a resistant coating, consisting essentially of 4.6 to 50% by weight of the powdered oxide of a platinum-family element, wherein at least one member is selected from the group consisting of RuO 2 , RhO 2 , OsO 2 , IrO 2 , and PtO 2 ; 2 to 65.4% by weight of the powder of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of indium oxides, tin oxides, and camium oxides; a glass powder capable of forming a crystalline phase on being fired, wherein said glass powder comprises 60 to 70% by weight of ZnO, 19 to 25% by weight of B 2 O 3 , and 10 to 16% by weight of SiO 2 ; a ceramic powder selected from the group of ferroelectric perovskite compounds consisting of zircon, β-eucryptite, cordierite, β-spondumene, and lead titanate and said ceramic powder is incorporated in said composition in an amount of note more than 52% by weight, based on the total amount of said glass powder and said ceramic powder; and an organic vehicle, wherein the sum of the amounts of said powdered oxide of the platinum-family element and the at least one oxide powder is 6.6% to 70% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition, and the sum of the amounts of the glass powder and the ceramic powder is 30 to 93.4% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the glass powder forms a crystalline phase in a range of about 750° to 860° C.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1, wherein said tin oxide is doped with at least one member selected from the group consisting of antimony oxides and arsenic oxides.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1, wherein said cadmium oxide is doped with an indium oxide.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1, wherein said glass powder possesses an average particle diameter in the range of 2 to 5 μm.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the average particle diameter of said ceramic powder is not more than 2 μm.

Claim 8

An insulating powder for the formation of a resistant coating, consisting essentially of 4.6 to 50% by weight of the powdered oxide of a platinum-family element wherein at least one member is selected from the group consisting of RuO 2 , RhO 2 , OsO 2 , IrO 2 , and PtO 2 ; 2 to 65.4% by weight of the powder of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of indium oxides, tin oxides, and cadmium oxides; a glass powder capable of forming a crystalline phase on being fired, wherein said glass powder comprises 60 to 70% by weight of ZnO, 19 to 25% by weight of B 2 O 3 , and 10 to 16% by weight of SiO 2 ; a ceramic powder selected from the group of ferroelectric perovskite compounds consisting of zircon, β-eucryptite, cordierite, β-spondumene, and lead titanate and said ceramic powder is incorporated in said composition in an amount of not more than 52% by weight, based on the total amount of said glass powder and said ceramic powder; and an organic vehicle, wherein said glass powder additionally incorporates therein not more than 10% by weight of at least one vitrifying component selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , Sb 2 O 3 , BaO, PbO, MgO, CaO, SnO 2 , Na 2 O, K 2 O, and Li 2 O, wherein the sum of the amounts of said powdered oxide of the platinum-family element and the at least one oxide powder is 6.6% to 70% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition, and the sum of the amounts of the glass powder and the ceramic powder is 30 to 93.4% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition.

Claim 9

An insulating powder for the formation of a resistant coating, consisting essentially of 4.6 to 50% by weight of the powdered oxide of a platinum-family element wherein at least one member is selected from the group consisting of RuO 2 , RhO 2 , OsO 2 , IrO 2 , and PtO 2 ; 2 to 65.4% by weight of the powder of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of indium oxides, tin oxides, and cadmium oxides; a glass powder capable of forming a crystalline phase on being fired, wherein said glass powder comprises 60 to 70% by weight of ZnO, 19 to 25% by weight of B 2 O 3 , and 10 to 16% by weight of SiO 2 ; a ceramic powder selected from the group of ferroelectric perovskite compounds consisting of zircon, β-eucryptite, cordierite, β-spondumene, and lead titanate and said ceramic powder is incorporated in said composition in an amount of not more than 52% by weight, based on the total amount of said glass powder and said ceramic powder; and an organic vehicle, wherein said glass powder additionally incorporates therein not more than 10% by weight of at least one vitrifying component selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , Sb 2 O 3 , BaO, PbO, MgO, CaO, SnO 2 , Na 2 O, K 2 O, and Li 2 O, wherein the sum of the amounts of said powdered oxide of the platinum-family element and the at least one oxide powder is 6.6% to 70% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition, and the sum of the amounts of the glass powder and the ceramic powder is 30 to 93.4% by weight, based on the total solids in said composition.

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 7, wherein the glass powder forms a crystalline phase in a range of about 750° to 860° C.

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 7, wherein said tin oxide is doped with at least one member selected from the group consisting of antimony oxides and arsenic oxides.

Claim 12

A composition according to claim 7, wherein said cadmium oxide is doped with an indium oxide.

Claim 13

A composition according to claim 7, wherein said glass powder possesses an average particle diameter in the range of 2 to 5 μm.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 7, wherein the average particle diameter of said ceramic powder is not more than 2 μm.