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Title: Silicon nitride ceramic having high fatigue life and high toughness

Abstract

A sintered silicon nitride ceramic comprising between about 0.6 mol % and about 3.2 mol % rare earth as rare earth oxide, and between about 85 w/o and about 95 w/o beta silicon nitride grains, wherein at least about 20% of the beta silicon nitride grains have a thickness of greater than about 1 micron.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Oakham, MA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870423
Patent Number(s):
5518673
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp. (Worchester, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
silicon; nitride; ceramic; fatigue; life; toughness; sintered; comprising; mol; rare; earth; oxide; 85; 95; beta; grains; 20; thickness; micron; ceramic comprising; earth oxide; silicon nitride; rare earth; beta silicon; nitride ceramic; sintered silicon; fatigue life; nitride grain; /264/501/

Citation Formats

Yeckley, Russell L. Silicon nitride ceramic having high fatigue life and high toughness. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Yeckley, Russell L. Silicon nitride ceramic having high fatigue life and high toughness. United States.
Yeckley, Russell L. Mon . "Silicon nitride ceramic having high fatigue life and high toughness". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870423.
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abstractNote = {A sintered silicon nitride ceramic comprising between about 0.6 mol % and about 3.2 mol % rare earth as rare earth oxide, and between about 85 w/o and about 95 w/o beta silicon nitride grains, wherein at least about 20% of the beta silicon nitride grains have a thickness of greater than about 1 micron.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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