Abstract: A honeycomb structure including a plurality of porous honeycomb block bodies bound via joining material layers A. Each of the porous honeycomb block bodies includes a plurality of porous honeycomb segments bound via joining material layers B, each of the porous honeycomb segment includes: partition walls that defines a plurality of cells to form flow paths for a fluid, each of cells extending from an inflow end face that is an end face on a fluid inflow side to an outflow end face that is an end face on a fluid outflow side; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost periphery. At least a part of the joining material layers A has higher toughness than that of the joining material layers B.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure including a plurality of porous honeycomb block bodies bound via joining material layers A. Each of the porous honeycomb block bodies includes a plurality of porous honeycomb segments bound via joining material layers B, each of the porous honeycomb segment includes: partition walls that defines a plurality of cells to form flow paths for a fluid, each of cells extending from an inflow end face that is an end face on a fluid inflow side to an outflow end face that is an end face on a fluid outflow side; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost periphery. At least a part of the joining material layers A has higher toughness than that of the joining material layers B.

Abstract: A method for producing a honeycomb structure for fine particle collection filters. The honeycomb structure includes a plurality of porous honeycomb segments joined together via joining material layers. The method includes the steps of: forming the outer peripheral wall of each of the porous honeycomb segments so as to have a thickness thicker by a grinding margin; drying the porous honeycomb segments each formed by grinding the outer peripheral wall so as to have the thickness thicker by the grinding margin; firing the dried porous honeycomb segments; grinding and removing the grinding margin of the outer peripheral wall of each of the fired porous honeycomb segments; and applying a joining material to each of the porous honeycomb segments with the grinding margin ground and removed, between joining surfaces of each of the porous honeycomb segments, to join the porous honeycomb segments via the joining material layers.

Abstract: A furnace 10 according to the present invention includes a heating unit 1 and a furnace body 2 that can degrease an article 5, containing an organic substance, to be degreased by heating the article 5 with the heating unit 1. The furnace body 2 includes an outlet 21 and an inlet 22. The heating unit 1 includes a first heater 11 and a second heater 12. The furnace further includes a treatment gas-introducing unit 3 for introducing a treatment gas 7 treated with the second heater 12 into the furnace body 2 from the second heater 12 through the inlet 22. The treatment gas 7 is introduced into an internal section 20 of the furnace body from the inlet 22 in such a manner that the treatment gas 7 is circulated through the internal section 20 of the furnace body, the outlet 21, the treatment gas-introducing unit 3, and the inlet 22, whereby the concentration of the gaseous organic decomposition products in the internal section 20 of the furnace body is reduced such that explosion is prevented.

Abstract: There is provided a substrate material for wiring having an excellent thermal resistance, and durability and reliability under severe conditions, characterized in that said substrate material comprises an insulator whose major component is composed of epoxy resin and ceramics having a thermal expansion coefficient of 2 ppm/° C. or less, and that the thermal expansion coefficient is isotropic.