Abstract: A composite powder suitable for use in thermal spray applications as a wear and/or corrosion resistant coating comprising chromic oxide, magnesium oxide, iron oxide, titanium oxide, and aluminum oxide.

Abstract: Compositions of fluorinated glasses are disclosed which result from the ternary composition of ZrF.sub.4 or HfF.sub.4, BaF.sub.2 and ThF.sub.4 or UF.sub.4, each component being within a specified range of composition indices, the indices for the separate components totalling unity.

Abstract: The instant invention is directed to the production of glass-ceramic articles from thermally crystallizable glass compositions containing, by weight, about 40-85% SiO.sub.2 and 2.5-17% N as basic constituents and utilizing such modifiers as the alkali metals, the elements of Groups IIA and IIB of the Periodic Table, boron, and aluminum to obtain practical glass-forming compositions. In general, at N contents greater than about 3.5%, the predominant crystal phase developed in situ will customarily comprise "nitrogen mullite", silicon oxynitride (Si.sub.2 ON.sub.2), and/or .beta.'--Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 solid solution. The crystal phase which has been denominated in the literature as "nitrogen-mullite" has a lath-like morphology and, hence, is useful in reinforcing the crystalline body. Where the predominant crystal phase comprises a silicate, it is believed that nitrogen is present in some manner within the silicate crystal structure. The parent thermally crystallizable glasses appear to be self-nucleating, i.e.

Abstract: An alkali resistant glass composition comprising the following oxides in a weight percentage composition of 57 - 64% SiO.sub.2, 19 - 23.5% ZrO.sub.2, 0.5 - 2.5% Li.sub.2 O, 11 - 18% Na.sub.2 O, 0 - 6% K.sub.2 O, 0 - 0.5% RO, 0 - 0.5% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 0 - 0.5% M.sub.x O.sub.y wherein R is an alkaline earth metal, M is a metal other than an alkaline earth metal, and x and y are positive integers where (valence of M) multiplied by x = 2y, and satisfying the relationships defined by following expressions (1) and (2):21 .gtoreq. Na.sub.2 O + Li.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O.gtoreq. 15.5 (1)52 - 2zr.sub.2 O.gtoreq.4Li.sub.2 O - K.sub.2 O.gtoreq.ZrO.sub.2 - 21 (2);and alkali resistant glass fibers prepared therefrom.

Abstract: A valuable composite material is produced by sintering together a first starting material A composed of at least one mineral component, preferably of the apatite group and a second starting material B composed of an inorganic multi-component system, such as a glass or a glass ceramic material which may contain at least one modifier. The modifier may be an agent causing under the sintering conditions foaming of the composite material, such as a carbonate, or it may be a radioactive agent. The first starting material may also contain an inorganic permutite serving as ion exchange agent. The composite material is useful as implant material in the animal and human body for replacing damaged bones or teeth, as a radioactive source, for instance, for exposing the body to radioactive irradiation, as an ion donor, for instance, for supplying the body with calcium, magnesium, and/or potassium ions, as a filter material for removing harmful agents from the body, and for other purposes.

Abstract: A method of producing soft porcelain wherein one raw material of the porcelain, .beta.-calcium pyrophosphate, is obtained by heating uniformly bone phosphate, which is a by-product of gelatin production from cattle bones, at a temperature of 1,000.degree. to 1,250.degree. C so as to completely convert it to .beta.-calcium pyrosphosphate, and a green body consisting of the thus obtained .beta.-calcium pyrophosphate, limestone, sericite, kaolin, feldspar and quartz is prepared and then is subjected to oxidation firing.

Abstract: This invention relates to a titanium dioxide coated mica platey pigment which displays high luster or reflectivity in a suitable coating on a smooth surface, and which has a high resistance to change in appearance when subjected to weatherability stress. The titanium dioxide must be in the rutile crystal structure, the calcining of the titanium dioxide coated mica product must be carried out under rather extended time-temperature conditions, and the product requires a post-treatment with chromium III hydroxide.

Abstract: A phthalocyanine pigment composition comprising a phthalocyanine pigment and a sulphonated phthalocyanine derivative of the formula(RNHSO.sub.2).sub.m --Pc--(SO.sub.3.sup..crclbar. N.sup..sym. H.sub.3 R).sub.nwherein the sum of m and n is 1 to 4 and R is a tertiary alkyl having 18 to 22 carbon atoms, which composition gives very good flow and strength when incorporated into paint and ink application media.

Abstract: Shaped silicon carbide ceramic articles of high density, e.g., at least 90 percent of theoretical, are produced by cold pressing and sintering boron-containing high purity, submicron beta silicon carbide powder. The silicon carbide powder is produced preferably by gas phase reaction of silicon halide, e.g., silicon tetrachloride, carbon source reactant, e.g., halogenated hydrocarbon, and boron source reactant, e.g., boron trichloride, with a hydrogen plasma.

Abstract: A sintered compact of boron nitride with high density form having high oxidation resistance, water resistance, compressive strength and hardness can be obtained by sintering wurtzite-structured boron nitride together with a boride of titanium, zirconium or hafnium, or with mixtures thereof under a condition of high temperature and high pressure.

Abstract: A solder glass/ceramic composition and method for sealing television picture tube components wherein the composition remains vitreous throughout the sealing process. The composition comprises a mixture of 9-15 weight percent aluminum oxide and 91-85 weight percent solder glass. The solder glass components comprise, in weight percent of the glass alone, SiO.sub.2 about 2-4 percent, PbO about 64-66 percent, PbF.sub.2 about 5-10 percent, ZnO about 6-9 percent, CdO about 4-6 percent, and B.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 12-14 percent.

Abstract: A transparent, complex oxide ceramic having the formula:(Sr.sub.1-x Me'.sub.x) (Li.sub.1/4 Me".sub.3/4) O.sub.3wherein x is 0.01-0.50, Me' is at least one metal selected from the group of Ca, Ba, and Pb, and Me" is Nb and/or Ta. The present ceramics can be used in the fabrication of gas discharge tubes and for infrared-ray tubes as optical devices and as substrates for higher quality electronic parts, and as an insulator for microwave frequency electronic devices.

Abstract: A method for producing a dense and impervious stabilized hafnium oxide ceramic having zero percent water absorption is disclosed. The hafnium oxide is stabilized in the sense that a solid solution with Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 is formed. The solid solution has a cubic crystal structure which, because of its similarity to the structure of the mineral fluorite, is sometimes called a "fluorite phase"; unlike hafnium oxide alone, which undergoes a destructive phase transformation from tetragonal to monoclinic during cooling, the cubic structure of the solid solution remains stable during cooling of a ceramic article.

Abstract: A granulate organosilane preparation is made consisting essentially of (a) 30 to 60 weight percent of at least one organosilane of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is an alkyl group with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkyl or alkoxy group with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R is an alkylene group with 1 to 5 carbon atoms and x has a value from 2.0 to 6.0, and (b) 70 to 40 weight percent of carbon black.

Abstract: A method of producing a ceramic product which comprises the step of forming a powder mixture consisting essentially of a first component consisting of compounds containing the elements silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen in proportion such that the ratio of the total number of silicon and aluminum atoms to the total number of oxygen and nitrogen atoms lies in the range 0.735 to 0.77 and such that said compounds react together during the subsequent sintering process to produce a single phase ceramic material obeying the general formula:Si.sub.6-z Al.sub.z O.sub.z N.sub.8-zwhere z is between 0.38 and 1.5, and between 0.1 and 10% by weight of a second component in the form of an oxide of at least one of the further elements yttrium, scandium, cerium, lanthanum and the metals of the lanthanide series. The mixture is then sintered in a protective environment at a temperature between 1600.degree. C and 2000.degree.

Abstract: A magnesium aluminate spinel-bonded refractory can be formed which does not exhibit undue expansion (due to the reaction of magnesia and alumina to form magnesium aluminate spinel) between the raw, compacted state and the fired, ceramically bonded state when fired to a temperature of 1400.degree. C if a very finely divided alumina with dense particles is used. More specifically, the alumina used has an average particle size of less than 5, preferably less than 2, microns, and a specific surface of less than 30 m.sup.2 /g, preferably about 5 m.sup.2 /g (i.e., the small crystallites or particles are dense and do not have a high surface area, as do finely divided active aluminas).

Abstract: An improved alumina or alumino-silicate refractory for lining aluminum-melting furnaces and other containers for molten aluminum including 0.5 to 30% by weight of BaSO.sub.4. The addition of BaSO.sub.4 to a phosphate-bonded or phosphate-free plastic, ramming mix, brick, mortar, or castables eliminates metal penetration and reduces dross and metal adherence.

Abstract: A ceramic composition composed of a hydrothermal, high magnesium, plastic clay combined with suitable sources of MgO, SiO.sub.2, and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 to result in a composition, the fired product of which results in a cordierite ceramic having low coefficient of thermal expansion characteristics that permit the use of said ceramic in flameware cooking utensils. For a similar cordierite like composition the mineral tremolite can be included in the composition to enhance moist workability and drying and firing dimension stability.

Abstract: Calcined material having a composition including at least two of the components 3BaO.ZnO.Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, 3BaO.ZnO.Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, 3BaO.MgO.Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, and 3BaO.MgO.Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5 and produced under optimum processing conditions as disclosed is employed for obtaining ceramics having low microwave loss with large dielectric constant and suitable for use as dielectric resonators, electrical filters, substrates, etc.

Abstract: A high-silica ceramic glaze, having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, suitable for application to alumina bodies, is disclosed. The glaze consists essentially, by weight percent, of 48 to 54 percent SiO.sub.2, from 7 to 11 percent Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, from 161/2 to 20 percent B.sub.2 O.sub.3, from 11 to 14 percent BaO, from 2 to 3 percent CaO, from 2 to 21/2 percent ZnO, from 41/4 to 51/4 percent Na.sub.2 O, and from 0.4 to 1 percent K.sub.2 O. Li.sub.2 O and MgO to the extent of up to about 1/4 percent and 1 percent, respectively, can also be tolerated, as can minor amounts of other impurities.