Abstract: A method for synthesizing low density cermets of boron carbide and a metal binder, using decomposition of a metallic compound at controlled temperature and pressure.

Abstract: A nickel anode electrode fabricated by oxidizing a nickel alloying material to produce a material whose exterior contains nickel oxide and whose interior contains nickel metal throughout which is dispersed the oxide of the alloying material and by reducing and sintering the oxidized material to form a product having a nickel metal exterior and an interior containing nickel metal throughout which is dispersed the oxide of the alloying material.

Abstract: A diamond sintered body for tools contains a diamond content in excess of 93 percent and not more than 99 percent by volume and a residue including at least one of a metal or a carbide selected from groups IVa, Va and VIa of the periodic table and an iron group metal of 0.1 to 3 percent by volume in total and pores at least 0.5 percent and not more than 7 percent by volume.

Abstract: The present invention provides a molybdenum alloy which suitably comprises in the range of from 0.2 to 1.0% by weight of an oxide of a specified metal prepared by adding a salt of the metal in dissolved form to molybdenum and/or a molybdenum oxide or a mixture of different molybdenum components, reducing this mixture at a temperature of up to 1150.degree. C. using hydrogen, pressing the reduced metal without the addition of a binder suitably under a pressure of from 150 to 300 mPA, and sintering the product at a temperature in the range of from 1750.degree. to 2200.degree. C. It is preferable to add salts of zirconium to the molybdenum oxide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the treatment of a metal oxide powder, particularly a UO.sub.2 or PuO.sub.2 powder, with a view to its fritting.This process consists of oxidizing the powder, so as to form on its surface a hydrated oxide layer of the same metal. When the oxide is UO.sub.2 or PuO.sub.2 and mixtures thereof, as well as those prepared with ThO.sub.2, the treated powder can be used for producing nuclear fuel pellets by cold compression, followed by fritting.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for applying hard tungsten carbide particles to the surface of metal stabilizers used in the drilling of oil, gas, geothermal and water wells. The process consists of applying a soft, elastic metal powder to the surface of the substrate. Large tungsten carbide particles, which have also been coated with the soft powder, are placed on top of the layer of soft powder. The particles are then covered with additional soft powder, which powder is then fused to form a homogeneous, large tungsten carbide particle containing mixture bonded to the substrate. A hard matrix is applied and fused over the large tungsten carbide particle containing mixture. The large tungsten carbide particles, which have a low coefficient of expansion, are thereby contained in a soft elastic metal matrix which acts as an expansion and cushion material, while the hard matrix presents a less resilient, more wear resistant surface.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the manufacture of bars, wires or profiled elements by hot transformation which may be followed by cold transformation. The invention particularly concerns a new process for the manufacture of a composite billet for hot transformation as well as a method for the manufacture of products which are difficult to transform by making use of such a composite billet.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a scandate dispenser cathode having a matrix at least the top layer of which at the surface consists substantially of tungsten (W) and scandium oxide (Sc.sub.2 O.sub.3) and with emitter material in or below said matrix. If said method comprises the following steps:(a) compressing a porous plug of tungsten powder(b) heating said plug in a non-reactive atmosphere and in contact with scandium to above the melting temperature of scandium,(c) cooling the plug in a hydrogen (H.sub.2) atmosphere(d) pulverizing the plug to fragments(e) heating said fragments to approximately 800.degree. C. and firing them at this temperature for a few to a few tens of minutes in a hydrogen atmosphere and slowly cooling in said hydrogen atmosphere(f) grinding the fragments to scandium hydride-tungsten powder (ScH.sub.2 /W)(g) compressing a matrix or a top layer on a matrix of pure tungsten from said ScH.sub.

Abstract: To increase the creep strength of a titanium-containing alloy which also contains chromium, the alloy powder is heated in the presence of ammonia at a temperature of the order of 700.degree. C. so as to form a layer of chromium nitride(s) on the particles and is then heated further in an inert atmosphere at a temperature between 1000.degree. C. and 1150.degree. C. to dissociate the chromium nitride(s) thereby effecting nitriding of the titanium to titanium nitride which affords dispersion-strengthening of the alloy.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for preparing a coated powder comprising the steps of adding a carbon powder and an aluminum nitride powder to a methylsilicic acid powder or a precursor of the methylsilicic acid and mixing them and then subjecting the resulting mixed powder to a heat treatment in an atmosphere including an inert gas or a carbon component-containing gas in order to coat the aluminum nitride powder with silicon carbide.This invention provides a chemically stable coated powder and a sintered body obtained by employing the coated powder has a good thermal conductivity.

Abstract: An object is manufactured from a powdered material by isostatic pressing of a body, preformed from the powdered material, with a pressure medium, whereby the preformed body, in which at least the surface layer consists of a ceramic material in the form of a nitride, is surrounded by a casing which is rendered impenetrable to the pressure medium, before the isostatic pressing is carried out and the powder sintered. As the material in the casing there is used boron oxide or a glass containing boron oxide or a material forming glass while being heated, in which the content of boron oxide is sufficiently high for the glass--or the glass formed during heating--to be removable by water. The preformed body surrounded by the casing is subjected to a heat treatment for the formation of boron nitride on the surface of the preformed body, before the isostatic pressing is carried out. The casing is removed from the finished product by means of water or water vapor.

Abstract: An electrically conducting cermet for use in a closure assembly in a high pressure sodium discharge lamp which cermet comprises a sintered compact of refractory oxide granules and a conducting network extending throughout the cermet wherein said network is provided by a layer of niobium and, optionally, at least one other specified metal. The cermet is, because of the niobium content of the metallic network, permeable to hydrogen and lamps incorporating this cermet can therefore be stabilized in acceptable times.

Abstract: A process for producing composite materials which comprises subjecting particles of a malleable matrix material, i.e., a metal or alloy or the components of a matrix alloy and particles of a reinforcing material such as a carbide or an oxide or an intermetallic to energetic mechanical milling under circumstances to insure the pulverulent nature of the mill charge so as to enfold matrix material around each of said reinforcing particles to provide a bond between the matrix material and the surface of the reinforcing particle. The process is exemplified by the use of aluminum alloy as the matrix material and silicon carbide as the reinforcing particles. Reinforcing particles are present in an amount of about 0.2 to about 30 volume percent of total matrix and reinforcing particles. The invention is also directed to the product of the process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for preparing binder-free hot-briquets for smelting purposes from ferrous pyrophorous, finely divided solids, such as dry steelmaking-filter dust or slightly granular sponge iron from direct-reduction plants. Before the briquetting stage, oxidizing gas is blown at a temperature of more than 200.degree. C. through the finely divided dry solid containing more than 4% by weight of metallic iron. The flow rate of this gas is controlled in such a way that oxidation of some of the metallic iron raises the temperature of the finely divided solid to 450.degree. to 650.degree. C. This is followed by hot-briquetting.

Abstract: A process for forming a mat (14) of metal fibers (2) which can be used to hold ceramic material onto the surface of equipment to be protected from heat and corrosion, including the steps of mixing a plurality of metal fibers (2) with polybutene (8) and a finely-divided brazing material (10). This mixture is spread onto a support member (4) having an insulating coating (6) thereon to prevent the fibers from becoming brazed to the support member. The support member containing the fibers thereon is then subjected to a brazing temperature (12), brazing the fibers together to form a loose mat. The mat is then removed from the support member, and reduced (16) in thickness into a more dense mat of fibers. The dense mat (14) is then again subjected to a brazing temperature (18), to form a final product having unusual strength qualities.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preventing the segregation of powders of different specific gravities in a metal powder composition. The powder metal is admixed with the powders of lesser specific gravities, and furfuryl alcohol is added at the same time. While mixing, an acid is added to react with the furfuryl alcohol to convert the alcohol to a solid resin film on the powder metal particles. The powders of lesser specific gravities are bonded to the metal powder particles by the resin, and segregation of the metal powder and the lighter powders is eliminated.

Abstract: A heterogenous powder comprising particles of tungsten grains with a diameter of less than 1 .mu.m with a binder sponge-like coating of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, copper, silver, iron, cobalt, molybdenum and rhenium with a particle diameter of 10 to 50 .mu.m, a process for the preparation thereof, method of forming sintered elements therefrom and the elements produced thereby being useful as penetrating projectiles.

Abstract: A metal powder containing particles of iron or steel and particles of an alloying element is apt to segregation and dusting. It has now been found that segregation and dusting can be reduced or eliminated if the powder contains a binding agent in solid or liquid state. It is preferred to add to the metal powder one of the agents polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, glycerine, and polyvinyl alcohol, in a quantity of 0.005-0.2 percent by weight.

Abstract: In a composite material of metal and ceramic, the excellent properties of metal and ceramic are combined, so that, when the composite material is flame sprayed, a flame sprayed coating having good mechanical strength and heat- corrosion- and wear-resistance can be obtained. Conventional composite material, in which metal and ceramic are merely mixed or mechanically bonded with one another, cannot provide a plasma sprayed coating having a high bonding strength to the substrate. The present invention improves the plasma spraying composite material by means of a chemical bond between the metal and ceramic parts. The chemical bond may be a compound-or solid solution formation between these parts. The core of the composite material is ZrO.sub.2 and the coating is a metal, metallic compound or combination thereof.

Abstract: In production of so-called anisotropic fine grain type hard magnetic material, particles of highly magnetic substance powder are each plated with nonmagnetic substance before compaction, sintering and plastic deformation in order to provide the product with stable magnetic characteristics for reduced production cost.

Abstract: Addition of copper to silver-cadmium oxide by adding copper to submicron silver powder improves the morphology of the cadmium oxide in the sintered material and enables sintered densities greater than 96% of theoretical to be achieved.

Abstract: Tantalum powder for electrolytic capacitors is treated with a non-aqueous solution of ammonium thiocyanate in N,N'-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidinone after the powder has been subjected to a thermal treatment in the absence of oxygen step and before the powder is exposed to an oxygen-containing fluid to prevent oxygen uptake by the powder. The thermal treatment step is carried out at 700.degree. C. and above.

Abstract: Electrode material composed of metal encapsulated substrate particles for making into an electrode for a molten carbonate fuel cell is produced by electroless plating of a metal electrochemically active for the reactions of the cell onto a substrate particle which is non-sintering at the operating temperatures of the cell.

Abstract: A method for making magnetic crystallized implements based on glassy metal alloys. Metallic glass alloy powder of suitable ferromagnetic composition is compacted by mechanical, by adhesive bonding or by thermomechanical processes. The resulting compacts can be heat treated to enhance magnetic properties. Compacted bodies exhibit excellent ferromagnetic properties, low remanence, low coercivity and high permeabilities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of titanium-based alloy members by powder metallurgy.This process consists of:(a) preparing a titanium or titanium alloy powder having a grain size distribution between 100 and 1000 .mu.m,(b) depositing on said powder a coating of a material such that on contact with the titanium or titanium alloy it forms a liquid phase at a temperature T.sub.1 which is below the allotropic transformation temperature T of the titanium or titanium alloy constituting the said powder,(c) introducing the thus coated powder into a mould, and(d) hot compressing this powder in the mould at a pressure of 10 to 30 MPa at a temperature between T.sub.1 and T for a time such that a complete densification of the powder is obtained.Application to the construction of discs for turbines with integrated blades.