US5081081A
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Stabilized metal oxide powder composition
Assignee: Tioxide Group Ltd
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Filing: 1990-05-23
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2010-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A composition suitable for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprises free-flowing substantially non-aggregated particulate zirconia. A substantial proportion of the zirconia is present in the tetragonal crystalline form and the particles of zirconia contain alumina in an amount of from 1 to 10% by weight expressed as Al on ZrO 2 . The particles are substantially free of silica. The particles of zirconia can be coated with an oxide or hydrous oxide of a stabilizing agent for zirconia such as an oxide or hydrous oxide of yttrium, calcium, magnesium, barium, strontium or cerium. An oxidation process is described for the manufacture of the tetragonal crystalline zirconia by the oxidation of zirconium halide in the presence of aluminium halide at high temperature in the vapor phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin A. Fothergill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 08:52
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/628; C04B35/62802; C04B35/62805; C04B35/62815; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y30/00; C01; C01G; C01G25/00; C01G25/02; C04B35/01; C04B35/48; C04B35/486; C04B35/488; C04B35/4885; C04B35/6281; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/50; C01P2002/52; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/50; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/61; C01P2004/62; C01P2004/64; C01P2004/80; C01P2004/82; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/20; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/54; C04B2235/5409; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/72; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/76; C04B2235/765
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A composition suitable for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising free-flowing substantially non-aggregated non-sintered particulate zirconia at least 60% by weight of which is in the tetragonal crystalline form, and containing within the particles thereof alumina in an amount of 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 , wherein the amount of silica is not greater than 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 and at least 85% of said particulate zirconia has a diameter of less than 1 micron.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A composition suitable for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising free-flowing substantially non-aggregated non-sintered particulate zirconia at least 60% by weight of which is in the tetragonal crystalline form, and containing within the particles thereof alumina in an amount of 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 , wherein the amount of silica is not greater than 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 and at least 85% of said particulate zirconia has a diameter of less than 1 micron.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the amount of alumina is greater than 1.5% and less than 8% by weight as A1 on ZrO 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the proportion is at least 80% by weight of the zirconia.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the amount of sodium is less than 300 ppm by weight as Na.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which said particulate zirconia has a mean size of from 0.01 to 0.2 micron.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which at least 85% of any aggregated particles present have a size less than 1 micron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which a stabilising agent is present with said particulate zirconia.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 7 in which said stabilising agent is selected from the class of compounds consisting of compounds of yttrium, calcium, magnesium, barium, strontium and cerium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 8 in which said stabilising agent is present as an oxide or hydrous oxide in the form of a coating on said particulate zirconia.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
A composition suitable for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising free-flowing particulate zirconia in which at least 85% by weight of any particles which are aggregated have a size less than 1 micron, in which at least 60% by weight of said particulate zirconia is present in the tetragonal crystalline phase, in which any silica present does not exceed 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 and which contains alumina within said particles in an amount of from 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
96 words
A composition suitable for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising free-flowing particulate zirconia in which at least 85% by weight of any particles which are aggregated have a size less than 1 micron, in which at least 60% by weight of said particulate zirconia is present in the tetragonal crystalline phase, in which any silica present does not exceed 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 and which contains alumina within said particles in an amount of from 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for the production of a composition for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising oxidising in the vapour phase an oxidisable compound of zirconium with oxygen to form a predominant amount of tetragonal zirconia in the presence of an oxidisable aluminum compound in an amount sufficient to produce alumina in an amount of from 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 produced and in the substantial absence of oxidisable silicon compound such that the amount of silica is not greater than 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
100 words
A process for the production of a composition for use in the manufacture of a ceramic material comprising oxidising in the vapour phase an oxidisable compound of zirconium with oxygen to form a predominant amount of tetragonal zirconia in the presence of an oxidisable aluminum compound in an amount sufficient to produce alumina in an amount of from 1.0% to 10% by weight expressed as A1 on weight of ZrO 2 produced and in the substantial absence of oxidisable silicon compound such that the amount of silica is not greater than 0.1% by weight as Si on ZrO 2 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the oxidisable compound of zirconium is a zirconium halide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 11 or 12 in which the oxidisable aluminium compound is an aluminium halide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 11 in which the oxidation is carried out at a minimum equilibrium temperature of at least 1500K.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 11 in which an electrical plasma heating system is used to supply any necessary heat to effect the oxidation.
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