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Silicon nitride sintered body and method of producing the same
Assignee: NGK Insulators Ltd
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Filing: 1991-01-25
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Granted: 1992-03-17
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Expires: 2011-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A silicon nitride sintered body having a high strength at high temperatures as well as at room temperature can be provided by the method of the present invention, which includes preparing a raw material consisting of Si 3 N 4 powder, a rare earth element oxide powder, and SiC powder, and at least one of a W compound powder and a Mo compound powder, forming the raw material into a shaped body, and then firing the shaped body in N 2 atomsphere to substantially crystallize the grain boundary phase of the Si 3 N 4 grains. The silicon nitride sintered body includes Si 3 N 4 as a main component, and the remainder of a rare earth element compound, SiC and at least one of a W compound and a Mo compound, the grain boundary phase of Si 3 N 4 grains consisting substantially of crystal phases. The silicon nitride sintered body is dense and thin in color so that uneven coloring thereof can be decreased.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki Sakai
- 👤 Manabu Isomura
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 15:10
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/593; C04B35/5935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A silicon nitride sintered body consisting essentially of: Si 3 N 4 as a main component; 2.7-10 mol % of a rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element relative to a sum of mol % of Si 3 N 4 and mol % of the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; 0.5-11 wt % SiC relative to a sum of Si 3 N 4 and the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; and 0.5-3 wt % of at least one of a W compound and a Mo compound relative to a sum of Si 3 N 4 and the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; wherein a grain boundary phase of said silicon nitride sintered body is substantially crystalline.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A silicon nitride sintered body consisting essentially of: Si 3 N 4 as a main component; 2.7-10 mol % of a rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element relative to a sum of mol % of Si 3 N 4 and mol % of the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; 0.5-11 wt % SiC relative to a sum of Si 3 N 4 and the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; and 0.5-3 wt % of at least one of a W compound and a Mo compound relative to a sum of Si 3 N 4 and the rare earth element compound calculated as an oxide of the rare earth element; wherein a grain boundary phase of said silicon nitride sintered body is substantially crystalline.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein the rare earth element of said rare earth element compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds of Y, Yb, Lu, Tm and Er.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein the rare earth element of said rare earth element compound is selected from the group consisting of Y and Yb.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein said rare earth element compound is present in an amount of 4.7-9 mol %.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein said SiC is present in an amount of 1-5 wt %.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein said W compound is a silicide of W.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein said Mo compound is a silicide of Mo.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The silicon nitride sintered body of claim 1, wherein said at least one of a W compound and a Mo compound is present in an amount of 1-2 wt %.
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