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Preceramic compositions and ceramic products
Assignee: ETHYLE Corp
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Filing: 1990-01-10
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2010-01-10
Abstract
Abstract Preceramic polymer dispersions which have particular utility in providing protective ceramic coatings on carbon/carbon composites, graphite, carbon fibers, and other normally oxidizable materials are prepared by dispersing about 0-3 parts by weight of aluminum-silicon eutectic, about 0-4 parts by weight of silicon carbide, about 1.5-5 parts by weight of silicon boride, and about 0.4-5 parts by weight of silicon metal in a solution of an organoborosilazane polymer in an organic solvent, the organoborosilazane polymer being the product obtained by reacting about 0.25-20 parts by weight of a trialkoxy-, triaryloxy-, or tri(arylalkoxy)boroxine with one part by weight of a polysilazane.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard M. Niebylski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:59
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/589; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5062; C04B41/507; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A dispersion of about 0-3 parts by weight of aluminum-silicon eutectic, about 0-4 parts by weight of silicon carbide, about 1.5-5 parts by weight of silicon boride, and about 0.4-5 parts by weight of silicon metal in a solution of an organoborosilazane polymer in an organic solvent, the organoborosilazane polymer being the product obtained by reacting about 0.25-20 parts by weight of a trialkoxy-, triaryloxy-, or tri(arylalkoxy)boroxine with one part by weight of a polysilazane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A dispersion of about 0-3 parts by weight of aluminum-silicon eutectic, about 0-4 parts by weight of silicon carbide, about 1.5-5 parts by weight of silicon boride, and about 0.4-5 parts by weight of silicon metal in a solution of an organoborosilazane polymer in an organic solvent, the organoborosilazane polymer being the product obtained by reacting about 0.25-20 parts by weight of a trialkoxy-, triaryloxy-, or tri(arylalkoxy)boroxine with one part by weight of a polysilazane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the silicon carbide is α-silicon carbide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the silicon boride is silicon tetraboride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the silicon boride is silicon hexaboride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the silicon metal is amorphous.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the boroxine is a trialkoxyboroxine in which the alkoxy groups contain 1-6 carbons.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The dispersion of claim 6 wherein the boroxine is trimethoxyboroxine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The dispersion of claim 1 wherein the polysilazane is a polymer prepared by reacting an organodihalosilane with ammonia, treating the ammonolysis product with a basic catalyst which is capable of deprotonating an NH group that is adjacent to an SiH group, and quenching the resultant product with an electrophilic quenching reagent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The dispersion of claim 8 wherein the organodihalosilane is methyldichlorosilane and the basic catalyst is potassium hydride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
A process for preparing the dispersion of claim 1 which comprises (A) adding about 0.25-20 parts by weight of a trialkoxy-, triaryloxy-, or tri(arylalkoxy)boroxine to a solution of one part by weight of a polysilazane in an organic solvent and agitating the resultant reaction mixture at a temperature below 50° C. for a period of time sufficient to form an organoborosilazane polymer solution, (B) homogenizing and drying a powdered mixture of about 0-3 parts by weight of aluminum-silicon eutectic, about 0-4 parts by weight of silicon carbide, about 1.5-5 parts by weight of silicon boride, and about 0.4-5 parts by weight of silicon metal, and (C) adding the organoborosilazane polymer solution to the homogenized mixture and agitating to form a uniform dispersion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the homogenized mixture is uniformly dispersed in an organic medium prior to the addition of the organoborosilazane polymer solution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An article which comprises a substrate that is normally susceptible to oxidative deterioration and a coating derived from the dispersion of claim 1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
109 words
An article which comprises a substrate that is normally susceptible to oxidative deterioration and a ceramic coating provided by (1) coating the substrate with the dispersion of claim 1, (2) drying the coating, (3) heating the coated substrate in an inert atmosphere at a pyrolysis temperature of about 675°-900° C. until the polymer is converted to a ceramic, (4) subjecting the ceramic-coated substrate to thermal treatment at about 1075°-1250° C. until the ceramic coating has been converted to a homogeneous film, (5) gradually cooling the thus-coated substrate, and (6) repeating the coating, drying, pyrolysis, heat treatment, and cooling steps one or more times when a thicker coating is desired.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The article of claim 13 wherein the substrate is a porous substrate that is infiltrated during the coating operation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
9 words
A ceramic derived from the dispersion of claim 1.
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