Method of making tantalum capacitors

Title: Method of making tantalum capacitors

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A method for manufacturing tantalum capacitors includes preparing a tantalum compact by cold pressing tantalum powder, placing the compact, along with loose refractory metal powder, in a microwave-transparent casket to form an assembly, and heating the assembly for a time sufficient to effect at least partial sintering of the compact and the product made by the method.

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McMillan, April D. ^[1]; Clausing, Robert E. ^[2]; Vierow, William F. ^[3]

(Knoxville, TN)
(Oak Ridge, TN)
(Saco, ME)

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN

OSTI Identifier:: 871654

Patent Number(s):: 5772701

Assignee:: Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN) ORNL

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; tantalum; capacitors; manufacturing; preparing; compact; cold; pressing; powder; placing; loose; refractory; metal; microwave-transparent; casket; form; assembly; heating; time; sufficient; effect; partial; sintering; product; cold pressing; refractory metal; time sufficient; metal powder; manufacturing tantalum; tantalum capacitors; tantalum powder; tantalum compact; pressing tantalum; /29/75/361/419/

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