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Al2 o3 composites, process for producing them and throw-away tip made of al2 o3 composites
Assignee: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives
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Filing: 1990-02-22
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2010-02-22
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/JP90/00213 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 7, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 7, 1990 PCT Filed Feb. 22, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/09969 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 7, 1990.In Al2O3 composites used for machining tools for difficult-cutting steels, etc., strength and toughness are increased by dispersing a Ti compound with an average grain size of not greater than 0.1 mu m into Al2O3 particles with the average grain size of not greater than 1 mu m, and SiC whiskers are uniformly dispersed between each of Al2O3 particles to form a nanocomposite structure. For the above-mentioned purpose, SiC whiskers containing 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of oxygen, dissolved uniformly in a solvent, are mixed with a starting Al2O3 series powder containing Ti compounds to form a uniform mixture, which is then molded and sintered.
Inventors
- 👤 Moriyoshi Kanamaru
- 👤 Tsuneo Tatsuno
- 👤 Noboru Ohyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:56
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B35/111; C04B35/117; C04B35/515; C04B35/56; C04B35/565; C04B35/575; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
High strength and high toughness Al 2 O 3 composites sintered product comprising: 10 to 40% by weight of SiC whiskers containing 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of oxygen, 0.5 to 40% by weight of one or more of Ti compounds represented by the composition formula: TiC x N y O z in which x, y, z represent, respectively; 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0 ≦z≦0.2 and 0.5 to 3% by weight of a sintering aid, remainder Al 2 O 3 , wherein the average grain size of Al 2 O 3 particles in the sintered product is not greater than 1 μm, and one or more of said Ti compounds with the average grain size of not greater than 0.1 μm are dispersed in said Al 2 O 3 particles to form a nanocomposite structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
High strength and high toughness Al 2 O 3 composites sintered product comprising: 10 to 40% by weight of SiC whiskers containing 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of oxygen, 0.5 to 40% by weight of one or more of Ti compounds represented by the composition formula: TiC x N y O z in which x, y, z represent, respectively; 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0 ≦z≦0.2 and 0.5 to 3% by weight of a sintering aid, remainder Al 2 O 3 , wherein the average grain size of Al 2 O 3 particles in the sintered product is not greater than 1 μm, and one or more of said Ti compounds with the average grain size of not greater than 0.1 μm are dispersed in said Al 2 O 3 particles to form a nanocomposite structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
Al 2 O 3 composites as defined in claim 1, wherein the sintering aid is at least one element selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium oxide, yttrium oxide, chromium oxide, nickel oxide and chromium carbide.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of producing Al 2 O 3 composites sintered product having high strength and high toughness comprising: 10 to 40% by weight of SiC whiskers containing 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of oxygen, 0.5 to 40% by weight of one or more of Ti compounds represented by the composition formula: TiC x N y O z in which x, y, z represent, respectively; 0≦x≦1, 0≦y1, 0.8≦x+y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0≦z≦0.2 and 0.5 to 3% by weight of a sintering aid, remainder Al 2 O 3 , wherein the average grain size of Al 2 O 3 particles in the sintered product is not greater than 1 μm, and one or more of said Ti compounds with the average grain size of not greater than 0.1 μm are dispersed in said Al 2 O 3 particles to form a nanocomposite structure, which comprises mixing the SiC whiskers uniformly dispersed in a solvent, with the other defined materials, removing said solvent to form a uniform mixture, subjecting said mixture to uniaxial press molding under a pressure of from 500 to 5000 Kg/cm 2 and, further, applying sintering at an atmospheric pressure within a temperature range from 1700° to 1950° C.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of producing Al 2 O 3 composites sintered product having high strength and high toughness comprising: 10 to 40% by weight of SiC whiskers containing 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of oxygen, 0.5 to 40% by weight of one or more of Ti compounds represented by the composition formula: TiC x N y O z in which x, y, z represent, respectively; 0≦x≦1, 0≦y1, 0.8≦x+y≦1, 0.8 ≦x+y≦1, 0≦z≦0.2 and 0.5 to 3% by weight of a sintering aid, remainder Al 2 O 3 , wherein the average grain size of Al 2 O 3 particles in the sintered product is not greater than 1 μm, and one or more of said Ti compounds with the average grain size of not greater than 0.1 μm are dispersed in said Al 2 O 3 particles to form a nanocomposite structure, which comprises mixing the SiC whiskers uniformly dispersed in a solvent, with the other defined materials, removing said solvent to form a uniform mixture, subjecting said mixture to uniaxial press molding under a pressure of from 500 to 5000 Kg/cm 2 and, further, applying sintering at an atmospheric pressure within a temperature range from 1700° to 1950° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A production process for Al 2 O 3 composites as defined in claim 3, wherein sintering under hot isostatic pressure is further applied at a temperature from 1200° to 1900° C. after the sintering under the atmospheric pressure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A throw-away tip having a rake face comprising Al 2 O 3 composites as defined in claim 1, wherein the SiC whiskers are oriented in parallel with the rake face of a tip and said tip has from 1.0 to 2.0 mm of corner radius and from 0.15 to 0.30 mm of honing width.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of machining difficult-cutting steels at a high efficiency comprising machining the difficult-cutting steels with the throw-away tip as defined in claim 5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as defined in claim 6, wherein the difficult-cutting steels are high manganese steel or spheroidal graphite steels.
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