Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 20 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 80 volume % of a binder phase, and when a carbon content is measured from a cubic boron nitride grain into the binder phase in a direction perpendicular to an interface between the cubic boron nitride grain and the binder phase using TEM-EDX, a first region having a carbon content larger than an average value of a carbon content of the binder phase exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.

Abstract: Strengthened glass substrates with glass fits and methods for forming the same are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the present invention provides a glass frit with a coefficient of thermal expansion less than or equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass substrate where it is going to be painted. The glass frit of the present invention has similar ion exchange properties to the glass substrate that is going to be used to paint with the glass frit allowing the glass substrate to be ion-exchanged. The glass frit of the present invention is mixed with an organic carrier.

Abstract: A solid composition according to the present disclosure is a solid composition to be used for forming a functional ceramic having a crystal phase, and contains an oxide constituted by a crystal phase different from the crystal phase of the functional ceramic at normal temperature and normal pressure, and an oxoacid compound. The oxoacid compound preferably contains at least one of a nitrate ion and a sulfate ion as an oxoanion. Further, the oxide preferably has a crystal grain size of 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less.

Abstract: Provided is an alkali-free glass substrate having a high strain point and excellent bubble count, and a method for manufacturing the alkali-free glass substrate. The method includes: a batch preparing process of preparing a raw material batch so as to obtain alkali-free glass containing, in mass %, 50 to 80% of SiO2, 15 to 30% of Al2O3, 0 to 4.5% of B2O3, 0 to 10% of MgO, 0 to 15% of CaO, 0 to 10% of SrO, 0 to 15% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO, 0 to 5% of ZrO2, 0 to 5% of TiO2, 0 to 15% of P2O5 and 0 to 0.5% of SnO2 as a glass composition; a melting process of melting the prepared raw material batch; a fining process of fining the molten glass; and a forming process of forming the fined glass into a sheet shape. The raw material batch is melted such that a bubble enlarging temperature of the obtained glass is lower than a maximum temperature of the fining process.

Abstract: A method of producing a graphite-containing refractory within which carbon fiber bundles are placed, the graphite constituting 1% to 80% by mass, the method including a bundling step of bundling carbon fibers to form the carbon fiber bundles; a mixing step of mixing a refractory raw material with graphite to prepare a graphite-containing refractory raw material; a pressing step of pressing the graphite-containing refractory raw material in which the carbon fiber bundles are placed to prepare a formed product; and a drying step of drying the pressed product, wherein the bundling step includes bundling 1000 to 300000 of the carbon fibers with a fiber diameter of 1 to 45 ?m/fiber to form carbon fiber bundles 100 mm or more in length.

Abstract: A ceramic powder material containing a garnet-type compound containing Li, wherein the ceramic powder material has a pore volume of 0.4 mL/g or more and 1.0 mL/g or less.

Abstract: A metal boride aerogel includes a three-dimensional aerogel structure comprising metal boride particles having an average diameter of less than one micron. A method is disclosed for forming a metal boride aerogel including dispersing boron nanoparticles in a solution of a metal salt, forming a boron-loaded metal oxide precursor gel using the dispersed boron nanoparticles in the solution of the metal salt, drying the boron-loaded metal oxide precursor gel to form a boron-loaded metal oxide precursor aerogel, and heating the boron-loaded metal oxide precursor aerogel to form a metal boride aerogel. The metal boride aerogel is essentially free of metal oxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sintering agent for dry particulate refractory compositions and dry particulate refractory compositions. The use of dry particulate refractory compositions also form part of the present invention.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of low temperature co-fireable barium tungstate materials which can be used in combination with high dielectric materials, such as nickel zinc ferrite, to form composite structures, in particular for isolators and circulators for radiofrequency components. Embodiments of the material can include flux, such as bismuth vanadate, to reduce co-firing temperatures.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a low temperature-calcined lead-free glass frit and paste, and a vacuum glass assembly using the same. The glass frit according to the present disclosure has a novel component system comprising V2O5, TeO2, CuO, BaO, one or more of Ag2O and Bi2O3, ZnO, and one or more of SnO and MoO3 at a characteristic composition ratio according to the disclosure, whereby the glass frit can replace a lead-based glass composition of the related art, can be calcined at a low temperature of 350° C. or lower and can ensure excellent chemical durability.

Abstract: Aluminosilicate glass, chemically strengthened glass, and an application are provided. After the aluminosilicate glass is chemically strengthened, a glass substrate featuring a good mechanical strength and high chemical stability can be obtained, thereby meeting a requirement of cover glass for a glass material. The aluminosilicate glass does not include a B element and a P element, and includes at least silicon oxide, aluminium oxide, alkali metal oxide, and gallium oxide. The alkali metal oxide is at least one of lithium oxide and sodium oxide. The glass is used for production of the cover glass.

Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 50 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 50 volume % of a binder phase, and when an oxygen content is measured in a direction perpendicular to an interface between cubic boron nitride grains using TEM-EDX, a first region having an oxygen content larger than an average value of an oxygen content of a cubic boron nitride grain exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region along the direction perpendicular to the interface is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein relate to low temperature moldable sheet forming glass compositions and glass articles formed from the same. In various embodiments, the glass composition comprises from about 60 mol. % to about 67 mol. % SiO2, from about 6 mol. % to about 11 mol. % B2O3, from about 4.5 mol. % to about 11 mol. % Li2O, Al2O3, Na2O, and K2O. The glass composition also includes greater than about 2 mol. % RO, where RO are divalent metal oxides, and R2O from about 14 mol. % to about 20 mol. %, where R2O are alkali metal oxides. The glass composition also has a glass transition temperature Tg of less than about 500 C, a softening point of less than about 650 C, and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of less than about 85×10?7 K?1.

Abstract: ZrO2-toughened glass ceramics having high molar fractions of tetragonal ZrO2 and fracture toughness value of greater than 1.8 MPa·m1/2. The glass ceramic may also include also contain other secondary phases, including lithium silicates, that may be beneficial for toughening or for strengthening through an ion exchange process. Additional second phases may also decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass ceramic. A method of making such glass ceramics is also provided.

Abstract: A dry composition formulated to be combined with water to form a jamb spray mix, the dry composition comprising, by weight: 0.1% to 10% phosphate by weight based on total weight of the dry composition; 5% to 15% plasticizer by weight based on total weight of the dry composition; and the balance including fused silica particles and impurities.

Abstract: A reaction-bonded silicon carbide (SiC) body is produced by: providing a preform including ceramic elements and carbon, and one or more surface features; providing a powder which includes diamond particles and carbon; locating the powder in the surface feature(s); and infiltrating the preform and the powder with molten silicon (Si) to form reaction-bonded SiC in the preform, and to form reaction-bonded SiC coatings on the diamond particles. The present disclosure also relates to a device/component which includes: a main body portion and discrete elements located at least partially within the main body portion. The main body portion may include reaction-bonded SiC and Si, but not diamond, while the discrete elements include diamond particles, reaction-bonded SiC coatings surrounding the diamond particles, and Si. According to the present disclosure, diamond may be advantageously located only where it is needed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a glass-ceramic blank for dental purposes with lithium silicate as crystal phase, in which lithium silicate blanks that are no longer required and in particular residues thereof are used as starting material and which allows the production of a homogeneous starting glass within a short time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass for chemical strengthening including, in mole percentage on an oxide basis: 45 to 75% of SiO2; 1 to 30% of Al2O3; 1 to 20% of Li2O; 0 to 5% of Y2O3; 0 to 5% of ZrO2; and 0 to 1% of TiO2, having a total content of one or more kinds of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO and ZnO of 1 to 20%, having a total content of Na2O and K2O of 0 to 10%, having a total content of B2O3 and P2O5 of 0 to 10%, and having a value M expressed by the following expression of 1,000 or more: M=?5×[SiO2]+121×[Al2O3]+50×[Li2O]?35×[Na2O]+32×[K2O]+85×[MgO]+54×[CaO]?41×[Sr O]?4×[P2O5]+218×[Y2O3]+436×[ZrO2]?1180, in which each of [SiO2], [Al2O3], [Li2O], [Na2O], [K2O], [MgO], [CaO], [SrO], [P2O5], [Y2O3], and [ZrO2] designates a content of each component in mole percentage on an oxide basis.

Abstract: The present application discloses a dense lead metaniobate piezoelectric ceramic and a preparation method therefor. The chemical composition of the lead metaniobate piezoelectric ceramic is Pb1-xNb2O6, wherein x represents the Pb vacancy concentration of A sites in a tungsten bronze crystal structure, and x is greater than 0.00 and smaller than or equal to 0.20.

Abstract: Described are molds that include a ceramic material at a surface, as well as methods of forming the molds, and methods of using the molds; the ceramic material is constituted substantially, mostly, or entirely of three elemental components designated M, A, and X; the “M” component is at least one transition metal; the “A” component is one or a combination of Si, Al, Ge, Pb, Sn, Ga, P, S, In, As, Tl, and Cd; and the “X” component is carbon, nitrogen, or a combination thereof.