Abstract: Methods comprise performing two or more thermal cycles on an article comprising a body and a ceramic coating. Each thermal cycle of the two or more thermal cycles comprise heating the ceramic article to a target temperature at a first ramping rate. Each thermal cycle further comprises maintaining the article at the target temperature for a first duration of time and then cooling the article to a second target temperature at a second ramping rate. The method further comprises submerging the article in a bath for a second duration of time to remove the particles from the ceramic coating.

Abstract: A dielectric composition contains: a base material powder containing BamTiO3 (0.995?m?1.010); a first accessory ingredient containing at least one element corresponding to a transition metal in Group 5 of the periodic table in a total content of 0.3 to 1.2 moles; a second accessory ingredient containing one of ions, oxides, carbides, and hydrates of Si in a content of 0.6 to 4.5 moles; a third accessory ingredient containing at least one element in Period 4 or higher; and a fourth accessory ingredient containing at least one element in Period 3, wherein 0.70×B?C+D?1.50×B and 0.20?D/(C+D)?0.80, in which B is a total content of the second accessory ingredient, C is a total content of the third accessory ingredient, and D is a total content of the fourth accessory ingredient.

Abstract: A method for preparing a thinning ceramic additive using a landfill leachate, comprising the following steps: filtering the landfill leachate; adding aqueous alkali and regulating pH to 7.5-9; adding a coagulant, then stirring and mixing with a blender; taking precipitates to mix with water to prepare a solution, adding a sodium hydroxide solution for alkalization, and regulating the pH to 7-8.5; adding a sulfonating agent, and reacting under an environment of 80-100° C. for 2-4 h; adding acrylic acid and N,N?-methylene bisacrylamide to the solution, then slowly adding the initiator, stirring under the condition of 80-90° C. to react for 1-3.5 h, and after the reaction is completed, drying the solution to obtain a solid matter; crushing the solid matter, and screening through a screen of 16-24 meshes; and uniformly mixing the above screened particulate matter with the montmorillonite and an additive to prepare the thinning ceramic additive.

Abstract: Described herein is a scalable, economic, energy and time efficient method for the synthesis of a crystalline uniform nanoporous oxide material by utilizing colloidal particles in solution combustion synthesis. By removing colloids from nanocomposite via chemical etching crystalline uniform porous oxide is prepared with tailored porosity. The produced oxides have high specific surface area, high pore volume, uniform pore structure and high crystallinity. Properties of the oxide can be tuned by the concentration and size of colloids added, which affects the porous structure (mesopore diameter, pore wall thickness, surface area, and pore volume). In principle, this method can be applied to synthesize different high porosity crystalline metal oxides and nanocomposites.

Abstract: A composite material is provided that includes at least one first material and particles. The particles have a negative coefficient of thermal expansion and the particles have a sphericity ? of at least 0.7. The composite material includes at least 30 vol % of the particles at a particle size of d50?1.0 ?m or at least 40 vol % of the composite material at a particle size d50>1.0 ?m.

Abstract: The present application relates to a large-size, high-dielectric breakdown strength titanium oxide based dielectric ceramic material, a preparation method and application thereof. The composition of the titanium oxide based dielectric ceramic material comprises: a CaTiO3+b SrTiO3+c TiO2+d Al2TiO5+e SiO2, wherein a, b, c, d, and e are the mole percentage of each component, 15?a?35 mol %, 0?b?2 mol %, 30?c?84 mol %, 0.5?d?25 mol %, 0.5?e?15 mol %, and a+b+c+d+e=100 mol %.

Abstract: The monolithic base is a porous alumina body that includes pores and that is configured by alumina particles as an aggregate and an oxide phase as a binding material. The alumina particles include microscopic alumina particles having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 0.5 ?m and less than or equal to 5 ?m and coarse alumina particles having a particle diameter of greater than 5 ?m. The number of microscopic alumina particles that are encapsulated in the oxide phase is greater than or equal to 50% of the total number of microscopic alumina particles and coarse alumina particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a lithium silicate glass or a lithium silicate glass ceramic which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth. The invention also relates to a lithium silicate glass and a lithium silicate glass ceramic which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.

Abstract: Material, use thereof and method to manufacture said material; wherein the material is porous and has: a total porosity ranging from 50% to 80%, in particular from 60% to 70%; interconnected pores; at least a part made of a hydrophilic material, in particular at least a part of the inner surfaces of the pores is made of a hydrophilic material; a permeability coefficient greater than 10?6 m/sec; and wherein, in a given volume of the material, the total volume of pores with a diameter ranging from 0.1 ?m to approximately 0.3 nm is at least greater than 15% of the total volume of the pores, preferably it ranges from 15 to 36%.

Abstract: Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) is a synthetic material that may be used in several applications due to its chemical inertness, thermal stability, and other beneficial properties. hBN composite materials and method for making such composites are described here. In particular composite materials including both functionalized hBN and cement or cementitious materials and methods for making the same are discussed. Such materials may be useful for construction, well cementing (both primary and remedial cementing), nuclear industry, 3D printing of advanced multifunctional composites, and refractory materials.

Abstract: A preceramic resin formulation comprising a polycarbosilane preceramic polymer and an organically modified silicon dioxide preceramic polymer. A ceramic material comprising a reaction product of the polycarbosilane preceramic polymer and organically modified silicon dioxide preceramic polymer is also described. Articles comprising the ceramic material are also described, as are methods of forming the preceramic resin formulation and the ceramic material.

Abstract: One aspect relates to a process for the preparation of a quartz glass body, including providing a silicon dioxide granulate, wherein the silicon dioxide granulate was made from pyrogenic silicon dioxide powder and the silicon dioxide granulate has a BET surface area in a range from 20 to 40 m2/g, making a glass melt out of silicon dioxide granulate in an oven and making a quartz glass body out of at least part of the glass melt. The oven has at least a first and a further chamber connected to one another via a passage. The temperature in the first chamber is lower than the temperature in the further chambers. One aspect relates to a quartz glass body which is obtainable by this process. One aspect relates to a light guide, an illuminant and a formed body, which are each obtainable by further processing of the quartz glass body.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor having a ceramic sintered body with alternately laminated dielectric layers and internal electrodes. The dielectric layers are formed from a perovskite-type compound represented by the general formula ABO3, and the perovskite-type compound contains at least Ti and a volatile element that forms a solid solution at a B site thereof. The internal electrodes are formed from a base metal material and contain the volatile element. The content of the volatile element is greater than 0 parts by mole and less than or equal to 0.2 parts by mole with respect to 100 parts by mole of the constituent element at the B site, and excluding the volatile element at the B site.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a ceramic material, the method including forming a ceramic material by performing a first chemical reaction at least between a first powder of an intermetallic compound and a reactive gas phase, a liquid phase being present around the grains of the first powder during the first chemical reaction, the liquid gas phase being obtained from a second powder of a metallic compound by melting the second powder or as a result of a second chemical reaction between at least one element of the first powder and at least one metallic element of the second powder, a working temperature being imposed during the formation of the ceramic material, which temperature is low enough to avoid melting the first powder.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a ceramic article includes providing a porous body that includes a plurality of fiber bundles that has an intra-bundle porosity and an inter-bundle porosity, infiltrating the intra-bundle porosity and the inter-bundle porosity with a mixture of particles in a liquid carrier, the particles having an average size selected with respect to at least the intra-bundle porosity, removing the liquid carrier from the porous body to deposit the particles in the intra-bundle porosity and in the inter-bundle porosity, infiltrating a preceramic polymer into a remaining intra-bundle porosity and a remaining inter-bundle porosity, and thermally converting the preceramic polymer to a ceramic material.

Abstract: A polycrystalline dielectric thin film and a capacitor element have a large relative dielectric constant. The polycrystalline dielectric thin film has a perovskite oxynitride as a principal component. The perovskite oxynitride is represented by compositional formula Aa1Bb1OoNn (a1+b1+o+n=5), and the a-axis length of the crystal lattice of the perovskite oxynitride is larger than a theoretical value.

Abstract: Provided is a SiC sintered body which contains nitrogen atoms, wherein a ratio Rmax/Rave of a maximum volume resistivity Rmax of the sintered body to an average volume resistivity Rave of the sintered body is 1.5 or lower; a ratio Rmin/Rave of a minimum volume resistivity Rmin of the sintered body to the average volume resistivity Rave is 0.7 or higher; and a relative density of the sintered body is 98% or higher.

Abstract: A method for producing a dielectric ceramic includes: shaping mixed powdery particles including a cordierite material (2MgO.2Al2O3.5SiO2) and a low-temperature-sintering material including Al, Si and Sr, the Si being partially vitrified; and firing the resultant shaped body. The method includes the step of wet-pulverizing the low-temperature-sintering material together with at least the cordierite material to prepare mixed powder particles having a median diameter D50 less than 1 ?m; and, in a process until a time of the preparation of the mixed powder particles, the low-temperature-sintering material undergoes no step of wet-pulverizing only the low-temperature-sintering material, and drying the resultant pulverized material.

Abstract: There is provided a shape memory ceramic structure including an aggregate population of crystalline particles. Each crystalline particle in the population, of crystalline particles comprises a shape memory ceramic particle material. Each crystalline particle in the population of crystalline particles has a crystalline particle extent that is between about 0.5 microns and about fifty microns. At least a portion of the population of crystalline particles has a crystalline structure that is either oligocrystalline or monocrystalline.

Abstract: A method of forming a composite article includes impregnating an inorganic fiber preform with a slurry composition. The slurry composition includes a particulate, a solvent, and a pre-gellant material. Gelling of the pre-gellant material in the slurry composition is initiated to immobilize the particulate and yield a gelled article, and substantially all solvent is removed from the gelled article to form a green composite article. The green composite article is then infiltrated with a molten infiltrant to form the composite article.