Abrasive slurry composition for machining boron carbide

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:865613

Duran, Edward L ^[1]

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1. Santa Fe, NM

An abrasive slurry particularly suited for use in drilling or machining boron carbide consists essentially of a suspension of boron carbide and/or silicon carbide grit in a carrier solution consisting essentially of a dilute solution of alkylaryl polyether alcohol in octyl alcohol. The alkylaryl polyether alcohol functions as a wetting agent which improves the capacity of the octyl alcohol for carrying the grit in suspension, yet without substantially increasing the viscosity of the carrier solution.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4544376
• OSTI ID: 865613
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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abrasive
slurry
composition
machining
boron
carbide
particularly
suited
drilling
consists
essentially
suspension
silicon
grit
carrier
solution
consisting
dilute
alkylaryl
polyether
alcohol
octyl
functions
wetting
agent
improves
capacity
carrying
substantially
increasing
viscosity
carrier solution
dilute solution
substantially increasing
particularly suited
boron carbide
consisting essentially
silicon carbide
consists essentially
solution consisting
wetting agent
slurry composition
abrasive slurry
machining boron
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