Abstract: Proposed is a novel composite material consisting of carbon as the matrix phase and particles of silicon carbide having an acicular or needle-like particle configuration uniformly and isotropically dispersed in the matrix phase as the reinforcing dispersed phase, in which the needle-like silicon carbide particles are formed by the in situ crystal growth from particles of .beta.-silicon carbide in a shaped body of a powder blend consisting of particles of carbon and the powder of .beta.-silicon carbide with further admixture of boron or a boron compound which promotes crystal growth of silicon carbide to have an acicular particle configuration.

Abstract: A pressureless sintered body of boron nitride contains more than 95 wt% of boron nitride. The pressureless sintered body hexagonal of boron nitride has a density of not less than 1.10 g/cm.sup.3 and a bending strength of not less than 300 kg/cm.sup.2. A process of producing the pressureless sintered body of boron nitride comprises pulverizing powders of starting feed boron nitride so that a specific surface area of each of the powders is two times or more than that of the starting feed boron nitride powder, molding the thus pulverized powders to obtain a pre-molded body and sintering the pre-molded body at a temperature of not less than 1400.degree. C. under atmospheric pressure and under non-oxidative atmosphere.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for producing a carbon-ceramic composite material, which is characterized by firing a ground powder mixture of low temperature coke and a ceramic material in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature higher than 800.degree. C., inclusive, and lower than an inceptive sintering temperature of the ceramic material, prior to shaping and sintering stages.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high temperature-resistant and abrasion-resistant sliding member of graphite-metal borides showing a friction coefficient of 0.01 to 0.09 and a specific amount of abrasion of 1.0 to 4.0.times.10.sup.-8 mm.sup.2 /kg under the measuring conditions of a load of 20 kg/cm.sup.2 and a sliding velocity of 5 m/min at an atmosphere temperature of 300.degree. C., a bending strength of 230 to 900 kg.f/cm.sup.2 and a Shore hardness of 28 to 45, produced by sintering (a) 70 to 93% by weight of amorphous carbon powder, (b) 5 to 20% by weight of at least one boride of a metal of IVa group, Va group of VIa group of the periodic table and (c) 2 to 10% by weight of powdery natural graphite, powdery Kish graphite or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high temperature-resistant and abrasion-resistant sliding member of graphite-boron carbides showing the friction coefficient of 0.01 to 0.13 and the specific abrasion amount of 10.sup.-7 to 10.sup.-9 mm.sup.2 /kg under the measuring conditions of the load of 20 kg/cm.sup.2 and the sliding velocity of 5 m/min at a temperature of 300.degree. C., the bending strength of 300 to 1600 kg.f/cm.sup.2 and the Shore hardness of from 45 to 60, obtained by mixing and stirring from 65 to 95% by weight of powdery carbon of an average particle size of 10 to 150 .mu.m and from 5 to 35% by weight of powdery boron carbide of an average particle size of 0.5 to 2.5 .mu.m until the powdery boron carbide is uniformly dispersed in the powdery carbon, and sintering the thus formed mixture at a temperature of 2020.degree. C. or more and less than the transition point at which the structure of carbon and boron carbide in the thus formed mixture is remarkably changed, under a pressure of 100-250 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heat resistant vaned stirrer for use in a high temperature atmosphere. To endure stirring operations in high temperature molten metals of 300.degree.-1200.degree. C., the stirrer vanes are formed of a carbon-ceramics composite material which is produced from coke powder blended with 10-50% by volume of ceramics powder and which has a bending strength higher than 200 kg/cm.

Abstract: The carbonaceous body of the invention is prepared by shaping and sintering uniform powdery mixture composed of a powder of a low-temperature coke, a powder of boron carbide and a powder of silicon carbide in such a proportion that the weight proportion of the boron carbide and the silicon carbide is in the range from 2:98 to 80:20 and the volume proportion of the coke powder and the combination of the boron carbide and silicon carbide is in the range from 50:50 to 95:5. The carbonaceous body thus obtained is highly resistant against air oxidation even at a temperature of 1400.degree. C. in addition to the outstandingly high mechanical strengths in comparison with conventional carbonaceous shaped materials such as artificial graphite.

Abstract: A process for the production of shaped articles of high density graphite ing excellent mold-releasing property which comprises incorporating amorphous carbon powder such as powdery coke or artificial graphite powder with about 3-20% by weight of boric acid or boron oxide as a sintering-promoting agent, and baking the mixture under a pressure of 150-500 kg/cm.sup.2 without the aid of a binding agent such as pitch. Shaped articles of high density graphite possessing excellent mechanical strength are obtained by this process.