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Silicon nitride sintered body
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1993-09-17
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Granted: 1995-03-21
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Expires: 2013-09-17
Abstract
Abstract A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and the balance of silicon nitride; and a silicon nitride sintered body comprising 90% by weight or more of silicon nitride, 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Fin, Fe, Co, Ni, Nd, and Ho. These sintered bodies have a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Yamakawa
- 👤 Koichi Sogabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:42
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/584; C04B35/593; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and the balance of silicon nitride, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or less, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and the balance of silicon nitride, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or less, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A silicon nitride sintered body as claimed in claim 1, wherein the density is 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and the thermal conductivity is 50 W/mK or more.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
165 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 90% by weight or more of silicon nitride, 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or more, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
165 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 90% by weight or more of silicon nitride, 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen and from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or more, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A silicon nitride sintered body as claimed in claim 3, wherein the density is 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and the thermal conductivity is 50 W/mK or more.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A silicon nitride body as claimed in claim 3, wherein said silicon nitride powder which is subjected to said sintering contains a sintering aid, provided that said sintering aid does not form a solid solution with the Si 3 N 4 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
148 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen, a sintering aid, provided that said sintering aid does not form a solid solution with the silicon nitride, and the balance of silicon nitride, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or less, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising 3.5% by weight or less of aluminum, 3.5% by weight or less of oxygen, a sintering aid, provided that said sintering aid does not form a solid solution with the silicon nitride, and the balance of silicon nitride, said sintered body having a density of 3.15 g/cm 3 or more and a thermal conductivity of 40 W/mK or more, wherein the extinction coefficient thereof for light having a wavelength of 5 μm is 60 cm -1 or less, wherein the sintered body is produced by: molding Si 3 N 4 powder having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or less, an oxygen content of 1.5% by weight or less, and an impurity cation and anion amount of 1.0% by weight or less; and sintering the resulting molding at 1,500° to 2,200° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere containing N 2 .
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