Process for preparing metal-carbide-containing microspheres from metal-loaded resin beads

Patent · Tue Mar 16 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7361650

Beatty, R L

An improved method for treating metal-loaded resin microspheres is described which comprises heating a metal-loaded resin charge in an inert atmosphere at a pre-carbide-forming temperature under such conditions as to produce a microsphere composition having sufficient carbon as to create a substantially continuous carbon matrix and a metal-carbide or an oxide-carbide mixture as a dispersed phase(s) during carbide-forming conditions, and then heating the thus treated charge to a carbide-forming temperature.

• Assignee: Energy Research and Development Administration
• Patent Number(s): US 3944638
• OSTI ID: 7361650
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360201* -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Preparation & Fabrication
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ATMOSPHERES
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONIZATION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES
DECOMPOSITION
HEATING
INERT ATMOSPHERE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
RESINS
SYNTHESIS