Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a first component as a metal binder selected from the group consisting of cobalt boride, nickel boride, iron boride and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one second component selected from the group consisting of a double carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or W having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:9 to 9:1 and a double carbo-nitride of Ti, Zr, or Hf having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:19 to 9:1 and an atomic ratio of carbon to nitrogen of 1:9 to 9:1; and a remainder of at least one third component metal boride selected from the group consisting of TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , CrB 2 , HfB 2 , VB 2 , TaB 2 , NbB 2 , MnB 2 , MoB 2 , YB 2 , CrB, VB, TaB, NbB, MoB, HfB, YB, ZrB, TiB, MnB, W 2 B 5 and MO 2 B 5 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a first component as a metal binder selected from the group consisting of cobalt boride, nickel boride, iron boride and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one second component selected from the group consisting of a double carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or W having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:9 to 9:1 and a double carbo-nitride of Ti, Zr, or Hf having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:19 to 9:1 and an atomic ratio of carbon to nitrogen of 1:9 to 9:1; and a remainder of at least one third component metal boride selected from the group consisting of TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , CrB 2 , HfB 2 , VB 2 , TaB 2 , NbB 2 , MnB 2 , MoB 2 , YB 2 , CrB, VB, TaB, NbB, MoB, HfB, YB, ZrB, TiB, MnB, W 2 B 5 and MO 2 B 5 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 1, wherein said first, second and third components each have a mean grain size of 4 μm or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 2, wherein said first, second and third components each have a mean grain size of 2 μm or less.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 1, wherein said metal binder is CoB and said metal boride is TaB 2 and TiB 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a first component as a metal binder selected from the group consisting of cobalt boride, nickel boride, iron boride and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one second component selected from the group consisting of a double carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or W having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:9 to 9:1; and a remainder of at least one third component metal boride selected from the group consisting of TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , CrB 2 , HfB 2 , VB 2 , TaB 2 , NbB 2 , MnB 2 , MoB 2 , YB 2 , AlB 2 , MgB 2 , CrB, VB, TaB, NbB, MoB, HfB, YB, ZrB, TiB, MnB, W 2 B 5 and Mo 2 B 5 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
148 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body consisting essentially of 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a first component as a metal binder selected from the group consisting of cobalt boride, nickel boride, iron boride and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one second component selected from the group consisting of a double carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or W having an atomic ratio of metals of 1:9 to 9:1; and a remainder of at least one third component metal boride selected from the group consisting of TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , CrB 2 , HfB 2 , VB 2 , TaB 2 , NbB 2 , MnB 2 , MoB 2 , YB 2 , AlB 2 , MgB 2 , CrB, VB, TaB, NbB, MoB, HfB, YB, ZrB, TiB, MnB, W 2 B 5 and Mo 2 B 5 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 5, wherein said first, second and third components each have a mean grain size of 4 μm or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 6, wherein said first, second and third components each have a mean grain size of 2 μm or less.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A high density metal boride-based ceramic sintered body according to claim 5, wherein said metal binder is CoB and said metal boride is TaB 2 and TiB 2 .