Abstract: A method includes contacting a transition metal oxide, a sintering additive, and a grain growth inhibitor additive to form a mixture. The transition metal oxide include particles that have an average diameter less than about 1 micrometer and sintering the mixture to a temperature profile that is sufficiently high that a sintered mass is formed from the mixture. The sintering includes at least one of a microwave sintering or a spark plasma sintering. The thermal profile is less than about 1050 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a noise suppressor for electronic signals. The noise suppressor at least includes Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) that is sintered under high temperature, resulting in ceramic Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) for effectively absorbing or suppressing noise, and reshaping the waveform or filtering waveform glitch of the electronic signals.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a noise suppressor for electronic signals. The noise suppressor at least includes Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) that is sintered under high temperature, resulting in ceramic Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) for effectively absorbing or suppressing noise, and reshaping the waveform or filtering waveform glitch of the electronic signals.

Abstract: A fired spinel complex oxide is produced by firing a mixture containing a slag by-produced in chromium refining, a reducer, and a silica-containing material, and is essentially composed of: 29 to 40 percent by weight of Fe2O3; 15 to 20 percent by weight of Al2O3; 9 to 14 percent by weight of MgO; 0 to 4 percent by weight of Na2O; 9 to 17 percent by weight of Cr2O3; 14 to 20 percent by weight of SiO2; and 2 percent by weight or less of CaO. The fired spinel complex oxide shows a Cu—K? X-ray diffraction pattern in which the ratio (b/a) of the diffraction peak intensity of the silica-containing material (b) in the vicinity of 2?=26.7° to the {113} plane diffraction peak intensity (a) in the vicinity of 2?=36° is 0.1 or less.

Abstract: In order to reduce wear on refractory linings due to corrosion and the infiltration of slags and molten metals, particulate materials containing TiO2 are added to the refractory products consisting of a mixture of aggregates and binding agents.

Abstract: A refractory is disclosed which contains integrally sintered magnesia particles forming the skeleton of the refractory and a mineral phase of magnesium orthotitanate (Mg.sub.2 TiO.sub.4) formed between the magnesia particles, thus giving an increased erosion resistance. Preferably, the refractory comprises coarse magnesia particles having an average particle diameter of at least 1 mm or a mixture of coarse magnesia particles having an average particle diameter of at least 1 mm and medium magnesia particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 0.15 mm and 5 to 50 wt. % of magnesium orthotitanate intervening between the magnesia particles. The refractory not only has an excellent durability in a basic atmosphere, but also has a high strength because of combination of the coarse or medium magnesia particles so that it does not tend to deform and has a high durability against thermal shock.

Abstract: A burned chrome-containing refractory and method which provides a refractory having less than 5 ppm total soluble chromium. Such product is obtained by adding to the starting mix less than 10 wt. % (often less than 3 wt. %) zirconia, silica, zircon, or molybdic oxide either individually or in combination.

Abstract: A process for producing a high density ceramic of perovskite represented by the formula:ABO.sub.

Abstract: A rebonded, fused brick resulting from burning a mix consisting essentially of a fused magnesite chrome grain, a fused chrome-magnesite grain or mixtures thereof, and a chrome ore having a Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 /(Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 +Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) ratio of at least about 1.15, a maximum silica content of about 3.85, and an Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 content of less than about 25% by weight.

Abstract: Heavy ceramic shaped material with a content of at least one of the components magnesia, fired dolomite, chromite and spinel, characterized by a microcrack system substantially homogeneously distributed in the shaped material structure, as well as process for producing such a heavy ceramic shaped material and the use thereof.

Abstract: A spinel type ceramic sintered body is provided starting from a chromiferous slag which is a waste discharged from sodium chromate production, said sintered body being reproducable by selecting the mole ratios of R.sub.2 O/MgO to 0.9-2.0 and SiO.sub.2 /MgO to 1-6 wherein R represents collectively Al, Fe and Cr, the sintered body having high thermal conductivity falling within the range of 1.3-2.5 kcal/mh.degree. C., specific electric resistance falling within the range of 10.sup.2 -10.sup.7 cm high mechanical strengths and unique coloration and which can be used as a functional tile.

Abstract: A refractory brick made from a size graded batch comprising 20-30 weight percent magnesite containing less than 0.8 weight percent silica, and the balance a chrome ore. The chrome ore includes oxides of chromium, aluminum and iron wherein the ratio between the oxides of chromium and the oxides of aluminum and iron is greater than 2 to 1. The silica content of the chrome ore is less than 2.7 weight percent, the iron oxide content is less than 17 weight percent, and the chrome ore to magnesite ratio is between 2.33 to 4 to 1.

Abstract: A refractory composition for use in contact with molten aluminum alloys containing a refractory aggregate, a binder and 9Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.2B.sub.2 O.sub.3. The aluminum borate may be of the type produced as a by-product in the production of ferro-boron alloys and known as aluminum boron slag.

Abstract: A cast magnesium oxide based structure is utilized as a heat storage material. In preferred embodiments, the magnesium oxide heat storage material is cast directly about a source of heat. In another embodiment, a block of cast magnesium oxide based heat storage material is placed in contact with a source of heat forraising the temperature and storing heat and later moved to a different environment for transferring heat to that environment.

Abstract: A refractory brick or mass is comprised of 60 to 97% of sinter magnesia, an amount of a carbon-containing substance producing a residual content of 2 to 30% of carbon in an end product after carbonization, as determined by ASTM norm C 831-76, and 1 to 20%, calculated as chromium metal, of metallic chromium or a metallic chromium compound, which is primarily fine-grained and at least 80% thereof, based on the chromium metal content, has a grain size of less than 1 mm, all percentages being by weight.