Abstract: An object is to provide a sintered body having a sufficiently higher polishing rate than a conventional AlTiC sintered body and providing a sufficiently smooth air bearing surface. The sintered body according to the present invention consists of Al2O3 and a compound represented by the chemical formula (1) below: TiCxOy??(1) wherein x+y?1, x>0 and 0.3<y?0.6.

Abstract: An ESD protection device that has low capacitance, excellent discharge characteristics, and improved heat resistance and weather resistance is provided. A functional layer 31, which is a composite having a conductive inorganic material 33 discretely dispersed in a matrix of an insulating inorganic material 32, is disposed between electrodes 21 and 22 disposed on an insulating substrate 11 and facing but spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A sintered body for a magnetic head slider, which can reduce differences in level of an air bearing surface while yielding a high strength, a magnetic head slider using the same, and a method of manufacturing a sintered body for a magnetic head slider are provided. The sintered body of the present invention is a sintered body comprising alumina crystal grains and a thin film containing carbon provided at a grain boundary between the alumina crystal grains, whereas the alumina crystal grains have an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is a magnetic head slider material made of a sintered body containing alumina, titanium carbide, and carbon; wherein a titanium carbide crystal grain has an average crystal grain size greater than that of an alumina crystal grain in the sintered body.

Abstract: A stacked PTC thermistor 1 comprises a body 4 obtained by alternating lamination of a semiconductor ceramic layer 2 and an internal electrode 3, and a pair of external electrodes 5a, 5b provided at the edge faces 4a, 4b of the body 4 and electrically connected with the internal electrode 3. The semiconductor ceramic layer 2 is composed of a porous sintered compact containing crystal grains of a barium titanate-based compound, and an alkali metal element is preferentially distributed in at least one of the grain boundaries and voids of the sintered compact.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 120 parts by weight of titanium carbide, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon.

Abstract: A material for a magnetic head slider according to the present invention is a magnetic head slider material comprised of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium carbide, in which an area percentage of an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains having a crystal grain size of not less than 200 nm nor more than 350 nm to an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains in a cut surface of the sintered body is not less than 80%.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 150 parts by weight of titanium carbide and silicon carbide in total, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon.

Abstract: A flat panel display spacer has a sintered body containing A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2, whereas the sintered body includes 35 to 55 wt % of MgO with respect to the total weight of A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is a magnetic head slider material made of a sintered body containing alumina, titanium carbide, and carbon; wherein a titanium carbide crystal grain has an average crystal grain size greater than that of an alumina crystal grain in the sintered body.

Abstract: A flat panel display spacer has a sintered body containing A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2, whereas the sintered body includes 35 to 55 wt % of MgO with respect to the total weight of A12O3, TiC, MgO, and TiO2.

Abstract: A sintered body containing Al2O3, TiC, and TiO2 such that 6.5 to 10 wt % of TiC and 1.0 to 2.5 wt % of TiO2 exist with respect to the total weight of Al2O3, TiC, and TiO2 is employed as a flat panel display spacer base material.

Abstract: A sintered body for a magnetic head slider, which can reduce differences in level of an air bearing surface while yielding a high strength, a magnetic head slider using the same, and a method of manufacturing a sintered body for a magnetic head slider are provided. The sintered body of the present invention is a sintered body comprising alumina crystal grains and a thin film containing carbon provided at a grain boundary between the alumina crystal grains, whereas the alumina crystal grains have an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.5 ?m.

Abstract: A material for a magnetic head slider according to the present invention is a magnetic head slider material comprised of a sintered body containing alumina and titanium carbide, in which an area percentage of an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains having a crystal grain size of not less than 200 nm nor more than 350 nm to an area of alumina crystal grains and titanium carbide crystal grains in a cut surface of the sintered body is not less than 80%.

Abstract: A spacer for a flat panel display having a coefficient of thermal expansion equal or close to that of a glass and having a strength and a predetermined conductivity is provided. The spacer for a flat panel display includes a sintered body containing MgAl2O4 preferably as a main phase. The sintered body preferably further contains MgO, and if it contains MgAl2O4 and MgO, a peak strength on a MgO (200) surface is preferably 0.5 to 50 when a peak strength on a MgAl2O4 (311) surface is 100 as measured by X-ray diffraction. The spacer is placed between a back plate having a cathode structure and a face plate placed with a predetermined spacing between itself and the back plate and having fluorescent pixel areas, and plays a role of maintaining the spacing.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 150 parts by weight of titanium carbide and silicon carbide in total, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon.

Abstract: The magnetic head slider material of the present invention is constituted by a sintered body containing 100 parts by weight of alumina, 20 to 120 parts by weight of titanium carbide, and 0.2 to 9 parts by weight of carbon.

Abstract: By minimizing polishing after sintering, there provided a method for producing a spacer for a flat panel display, which can reduce the processing man-hour and processing cost. A green sheet is prepared from a slurry including a predetermined raw material powder and a binder, the binder is removed from the green sheet, and the binder removed green sheet is sintered with a loading member loaded thereon, which has a surface of a predetermined flatness contacting the green sheet. Preferably, the spacer contains TiC and/or TiO2 and Al2O3 with a composition consisting essentially of 5.0 to 16.0 mol % of TiC, 0.5 to 20.0 mol % of TiO2, and the balance being substantially Al2O3, or contains TiC and/or TiO2, MgO and Al2O3 with a composition consisting essentially of 5.0 to 16.0 mol % of TiC, 0.5 to 20.0 mol % of TiO2, 80.0 mol % or less of MgO and the balance being substantially Al2O3.

Abstract: A multilayer varistor comprising a varistor chip body having alternately stacked ceramic layers and internal electrode layers is provided. The ceramic layer is composed of a composite oxide containing Ti and/or Zr and Ba as a main component and Si and/or Al as a subordinate component, substantially free of Cr, and has a perovskite phase. The internal electrode layer is composed of a conductor containing a base metal such as Ni or Ni alloy as a main component. The varistor is used in an electric circuit for suppressing noise.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor having internal electrodes and dielectric layers, wherein a dielectric material containing a dielectric oxide having a composition of the following formula:[(Ba.sub.1-x-y Ca.sub.x Sr.sub.y)O].sub.m (Ti.sub.1-z Zr.sub.z)O.sub.2wherein 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.25, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.05, 0.1.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.3, and 1.000.ltoreq.m.ltoreq.1.020 and having added thereto an oxide of Mn and/or a compound which converts to the oxide upon firing in an amount of 0.01 to 0.5% by weight calculated as oxide (MnO), an oxide of Y and/or a compound which converts to the oxide upon firing in an amount of 0.05 to 0.5% by weight calculated as oxide (Y.sub.2 O.sub.3), an oxide of V and/or a compound which converts to the oxide upon firing in an amount of 0.005 to 0.3% by weight calculated as oxide (V.sub.2 O.sub.5), and an oxide of W and/or a compound which converts to the oxide upon firing in an amount of 0.005 to 0.3% by weight calculated as oxide (WO.sub.