Abstract: A process for producing an aluminum nitride ceramic body having a composition defined and encompassed by polygon A4F5F6F4 but excluding line F6F4 of FIG. 4, a porosity of less than about 10% by volume, and a thermal conductivity greater than 0.90 W/cm.K at 25.degree. C. which comprises forming a mixture comprised of aluminum nitride powder containing oxygen, yttrium oxide, and free carbon, shaping said mixture into a compact, said mixture and said compact having a composition wherein the equivalent % of yttrium and aluminum ranges from point F5 up to point F4 of FIG. 4, said compact having an equivalent % composition of Y, Al, O and N outside the composition defined and encompassed by polygon A4F5F6F4 of FIG.

Abstract: A composite is produced by depositing a slurry of infiltration-promoting material and organic binding material on a layer of boron nitride coated fibrous material forming a tape therewith on drying, firing the tape to burn out organic binding material and infiltrating the resulting porous body with a solution of boron and silicon.

Abstract: A composite is produced by admixing a matrix-forming material with organic binding material, forming the resulting mixture into a tape, disposing a layer of spaced filaments between at least two of the tapes to form a layered structure, laminating the layered structure, heating the layered structure to remove organic binding material and hot pressing the resulting porous structure to form a composite containing spaced filaments.

Abstract: A process for producing a moldable ceramic mass which comprises preparing a suspension of ceramic material in a liquid vehicle, said ceramic material being comprised of a mixture of fibers and particulates of a ceramic selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, beryllium oxide, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, titanium carbide, titanium diboride, zirconium carbide and zirconium diboride wherein the volume ratio of fibers to particulates ranges from about 1:5 to about 1:1, said ceramic material being present in an amount greater than about 4% by volume of the suspension, said fibers being present in an amount greater than about 2% by volume of the suspension, and removing a portion of the liquid vehicle in an amount sufficient to produce a moldable mass.

Abstract: A superconducting thin film of YBaCuO having a zero resistance transition temperature of at least about 38K is deposited by evaporation on a silicon-containing substrate with a zirconia buffer layer between the film and the substrate.

Abstract: A composite comprised of a sintered matrix of spinel ferrite and an electrically conductive phase of elemental silver is produced by co-firing a laminated structure of ferrite powder-containing tapes containing a silver metallization-forming material having two end portions wherein only the end portions are exposed.

Abstract: A particulate mixture of uranium dioxide and additive of magnesium silicate composition is formed into a compact and sintered to produce a nuclear fuel wherein the uranium dioxide grains have an average grain size of at least about 20 microns and wherein substantially all of the grains are each enveloped with glassy magnesium silicate phase.

Abstract: A mixture of uranium dioxide and additive of aluminosilicate composition is formed into a compact and sintered to produce a nuclear fuel wherein the uranium dioxide grains have an average grain size of at least about 20 microns and wherein substantially all of the grains are each enveloped by glassy aluminosilicate phase.

Abstract: A particulate mixture of uranium dioxide and additive of magnesium aluminosilicate composition is formed into a compact and sintered to produce a nuclear fuel wherein the uranium dioxide grains have an average grain size of at least about 20 microns and wherein substantially all of the grains are each enveloped with glassy magnesium aluminosilicate phase.

Abstract: An aluminum nitride ceramic body with a thermal conductivity of at least 0.5 W/cm.K at 25.degree. C. is produced by shaping a particulate mixture of aluminum nitride powder and an additive selected from the group consisting of CaF.sub.2, SrF.sub.2, BaF.sub.2 and mixtures thereof into a compact and liquid phase sintering the compact.

Abstract: A process for producing an hermetic feedthrough in a ceramic substrate by providing a sheet of liquid phase sinterable ceramic composition having a feedthrough hole, filling the feedthrough hole with refractory metal metallization material, firing the resulting structure to produce a sintered substrate and adherent metallization wherein the metallization is comprised of continuous phases of refractory metal and glass, contacting the refractory metal with electrically conductive intrusion metal and heating the resulting structure to a temperature at which the glassy phase is fluid, the refractory metal is solid, and the intrusion metal is liquid whereby the liquid metal preferentially wets the refractory metal, migrates into the metallization displacing glass and, upon subsequent solidification, partially or wholly occupies the volume space originally containing the continuous glass phase.

Abstract: A process for producing an aluminum nitride ceramic body having a composition defined and encompassed by polygon ABCFGH of FIG. 2, a porosity of less than about 10% by volume, and a thermal conductivity greater than 0.70 W/cm.K at 25.degree. C. which comprises forming a mixture comprised of aluminum nitride powder containing oxygen, gadolinium oxide, and free carbon, shaping said mixture into a compact, said mixture and compact having a composition wherein the equivalent % of gadolinium and aluminum ranges from point A to point F of FIG. 2, said mixture and said compact having an equivalent % composition of Gd, Al, O and N outside the composition defined and encompassed by polygon ABCFGH of FIG. 2, heating said compact to a temperature at which its pores remain open reacting said free carbon with oxygen contained in said aluminum nitride producing a deoxidized compact, said deoxidized compact having a composition wherein the equivalent % of Al, Gd, O and N is defined and encompassed by polygon ABCFGH of FIG.

Abstract: A fiber- and filament-containing ceramic preform comprises of a mixture of discontinuous fibers and particulates surrounding a layer of continuous filaments extending substantially through the mixture is procduced and infiltrated with a molten ceramic to produce a composite.

Abstract: An aluminum nitride ceramic body with a thermal conductivity of at least 0.5 W/cm.multidot.K at 25.degree. C. is produced by shaping a particulate mixture of aluminum nitride powder and an additive selected from the group consisting of YF.sub.3, ScF.sub.3, LF.sub.3 where L is La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho and Er and a mixture thereof into a compact and liquid phase sintering the compact.

Abstract: A cutting tool comprised of a polycrystalline layer of diamond or cubic boron nitride which has a cutting edge and at least one straight edge wherein one face of the polycrystalline layer is adhered to a substrate of cemented carbide and wherein a straight edge is adhered to one side of a wall of cemented carbide which is integral with the substrate, the thickness of the polycrystalline layer and the height of the wall being substantially equivalent.

Abstract: A process for producing a brazable ceramic composite by infiltrating silicon into a porous body at least partly composed of molybdenum to form at least about 5% by volume of a silicide of molybdenum in situ.

Abstract: A mixture of ceramic filler and a matrix forming silicate and/or aluminosilicate material is compressed at a temperature at which the matrix forming material is molten to produce a composite.

Abstract: A process for producing a slip cast ceramic body which comprises preparing a slip comprised of a suspension of ceramic material in a liquid vehicle, said ceramic material being comprised of a mixture of whiskers and particulates wherein the volume ratio of whiskers to particulates ranges from about 1:5 to about 1:1, said ceramic material being present in an amount greater than 4% by volume of the slip, said whiskers being present in an amount greater than about 2% by volume of said slip, and casting the slip in a porous mold.

Abstract: A polycrystalline body having a composition comprised of Y.sub.2-x Sr.sub.x O.sub.3-x/2 wherein x ranges from about 0.0015 to about 0.012.

Abstract: A process for producing an aluminum nitride ceramic body having a composition defined and encompassed by polygon ABCDEFGH excluding line DE of FIG. 2, a porosity of less than about 10% by volume, and a thermal conductivity greater than 0.70 W/cm.multidot.K at 25.degree. C. which comprises forming a mixture comprised of aluminum nitride powder containing oxygen, an Ln oxide selected from the group consisting essentially of erbium oxide, holmium oxide, a mixture and solid solution thereof, and free carbon, shaping said mixture into a compact, said mixture and compact having a composition wherein the equivalent % of Ln and aluminum ranges from point A up to point E of FIG. 2, said mixture and said compact having an equivalent % composition of Ln, Al, O and N outside the composition defined and encompassed by polygon ABCDEFGH of FIG.