Abstract: A hot press apparatus includes a mold including: a cylindrical die, a cylindrical outer sleeve provided inside the die, and a cylindrical inner sleeve provided inside the outer sleeve; and a pair of pressing punches for pressing a sample filled into the mold. The inner sleeve has lower rigidity than the outer sleeve and is provided with a graphite sheet member including graphite on the inner side of the mold. The hardness of the outer sleeve is preferably 30 HSD or greater.

Abstract: The present invention is a silicon carbide powder which is suitable for producing a high-strength silicon carbide sintered body, wherein: the molar ratio between carbon and silicon in a mixture containing a silicon source, a carbon source, and a catalyst is 2.5 or more; and the average particle diameter is 10 ?m or more and 25 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present invention is a silicon carbide powder with which it is possible to obtain favorable results in terms of the reaction performance of carbon and silicon, the amount of free carbon (FC), and the yield of the silicon carbide powder. In a mixture containing a silicon source, a carbon source, and a catalyst, the silicon source is methyl silicate; and when the mixture is 100 weight %, the weight % of the carbon source is 33 weight % or more and 39 weight % or less, the weight % of silicon source is 55 weight % or more and 62 weight % or less, and the weight % of the catalyst is 3 weight % or more and 10 weight % or less.

Abstract: The present invention is a silicon carbide powder which is suitable for producing a high-strength silicon carbide sintered body, wherein: the molar ratio between carbon and silicon in a mixture containing a silicon source, a carbon source, and a catalyst is 2.5 or more; and the average particle diameter is 10 ?m or more and 25 ?m or less.