US5017531A
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Silicon nitride ceramic sintered bodies
Assignee: NGK Insulators Ltd
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Filing: 1990-01-24
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Granted: 1991-05-21
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Expires: 2010-01-24
Abstract
Abstract High density fine ceramic sintered bodies are disclosed, which have a maximum pore diameter of not more than 10 μm and a porosity of not more than 0.5%. A process for producing such high density fine ceramic sintered bodies comprises the steps of mixing a ceramic raw material powder with a sintering aid, grinding the resultant, mixture granulating and shaping the mixture, and firing the shaped body. The granulated powder is once forcedly dried, and upon necessity is added with water and/or sieved to obtain a uniform granulated powder having a given amount of water.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriyuki Ukai
- 👤 Issei Hayakawa
- 👤 Mithuru Miyamoto
- 👤 Tadaaki Matsuhisa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:24
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/593; C04B35/622; C04B35/626
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A Si 3 N 4 sintered ceramic body, consisting essentially of: MgO and/or an Mg compound in an amount of 0.5 to 15.9% by weight when calculated as MgO; ZRO 2 and/or a Zr compound in an amount of 0.5 to 13.9% by weight when calculated as ZrO 2 ; Y 2 O 3 and/or a Y compound in an amount of 2 to 14.8% by weight when calculated as Y 2 O 3 ; and the remainder being Si 3 N 4 ; wherein said sintered body has a maximum pore diameter of not more than 10 μm, a porosity of not more than 0.5%, and a four point flexural strength at room temperature of not less than 100 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A Si 3 N 4 sintered ceramic body, consisting essentially of: MgO and/or an Mg compound in an amount of 0.5 to 15.9% by weight when calculated as MgO; ZRO 2 and/or a Zr compound in an amount of 0.5 to 13.9% by weight when calculated as ZrO 2 ; Y 2 O 3 and/or a Y compound in an amount of 2 to 14.8% by weight when calculated as Y 2 O 3 ; and the remainder being Si 3 N 4 ; wherein said sintered body has a maximum pore diameter of not more than 10 μm, a porosity of not more than 0.5%, and a four point flexural strength at room temperature of not less than 100 kg/mm 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The ceramic sintered body according to claim 1, wherein said sintered ceramic body has a Knoop hardness of not less than 15.5 Gpa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
The Si 3 N 4 sintered ceramic body of claim 1, said sintered body being produced by the method comprising: mixing Si 3 N 4 ceramic raw material powder with the Mg, Zr and Y components; grinding and granulating the resultant mixture; forcedly drying the granulated powder; adding water and/or sieving the dried powder, thereby forming a uniform granulated powder having a given amount of water; shaping said uniform powder to form a body; firing said shaped body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The Si 3 N 4 sintered ceramic body of claim 1, wherein said sintered body has a rolling fatigue life of not less than 1.5×10 7 cycles at a hertz stress of 500 kg/mm 2 in a six ball type thrust bearing tester.
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