Abstract: A magnetic powder composition suitable for manufacturing a powder core used in a reactor or transformer connected to a semiconductor switching element, essentially consists of a powder of a soft magnetic metal or alloy or a mixture of these, an electrically insulating binder polymer for binding the powder, and a coupling agent of an organic metallic compound for coupling the powder and the binder polymer. The obtained powder core has excellent frequency characteristics of magnetic permeability, a high magnetic flux density, and a small iron loss at high frequencies.

Abstract: The invention is a backing material for an ultrasonic transducer. The backing material comprises a composite of tungsten powder, cerium oxide powder in an amount of 1.0 to 4.5% by weight tungsten, and an epoxy in a weight proportion to powder of from 4:1 to 50:1.

Abstract: Superalloy with oxide dispersion hardening having improved corrosion and oxidation resistance and based on nickel with the following composition:Cr=17-18% by weight,Al=6-7% by weight,Mo=2-2.5% by weight,W=3-3.5% by weight,Ta=2-2.5% by weight,Zr<0.2% by weight,B<0.02% by weight,C<0.1% by weight,Y.sub.2 O.sub.3 =1-1.5% by weight,Ni=Remainder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite formed of a mixture of ceramic particles and at least two metallic components adhered together with a glassy phase. A first of the metallic components, in particle form, enhances the flow characteristics of the mixture where the second metallic component and the glass are in the molten condition. The final composite is a continuous phase of the second metallic component having particles of the first metallic component and glass coated ceramic particles distributed therein.

Abstract: A material resistant to high temperature melts of metal and salt which comprises a composite material containing silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon dioxide and silicon prepared by(a) suspending silicon powder in SiO.sub.2 sol to form a pourable mass,(b) molding a workpiece from said mass,(c) hardening the molded workpiece, and(d) nitriding the hardened workpiece in a nitrogen atmosphere to form silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride to a degree that SiO.sub.2 and elemental silicon remain detectable in the nitrided workpiece,is useful as the material of construction for crucibles and tools for confining, handling and treating melts of metals or salts.

Abstract: A light weight and high strength aluminum alloy and a process for producing such an alloy, which alloy is suitable for forming automotive engine components, including pistons. In a preferred embodiment, 80 to 99.5% by volume of an aluminum alloy powder or a mixed powder composed of pure metal powders or master alloy powders is blended with 0.5 to 20% by volume of at least one of carbon or graphite powder, an oxide powder, a carbide powder and a nitride powder. The blend is then mechanically alloyed, following which the thereby-obtained powder is subjected to working such as by compaction and hot forging, hot pressing, cold isostatic pressing and hot forging, or cold isostatic pressing and hot extrusion.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cermet material comprising a matrix of metal or alloy with ceramic particles distributed therein. The cermet includes a glass binder for bonding between the metal or alloy and the ceramic particles.

Abstract: There is disclosed a sintered alloy for decoration comprising2 to 30% by weight of a binding phase comprising one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Mo and W;0 to 10% by weight of a strengthening phase comprising one or more material selected from the group consisting of a metal, an alloy, a metal oxide, a metal nitride and a metal carbide;the balance of a hard phase represented by the formula:(Tia, Mb) (Nw, Cx, Oy)z(wherein M, A, b, w, x, y and z are defined in the specification); andinevitable impurities.The sintered alloy for decoration according to this invention possesses both a decorativeness suitable for decorative members as well as excellent corrosion resistance and mechanical properties.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for manufacturing a reaction sintered composite article which comprises at least one ceramic component. The method comprises preparing a particulate mixture of precursor powders leading to the formation of said composite material upon reaction sintering, pressing said particulate mixture to a self-sustaining body, heating said body up to a temperature below the temperature at which the reaction sintering is initiated, comminuting the heat treating body, selecting particles of a suitable grain size distribution, pressing said particles into shapes of desired size and configuration, and heating said shapes up to a temperature at which the reaction sintering is initiated. The reaction sintered body comprises borides, carbides, nitrides or silicides of a transition metal of the groups IVb, Vb or VIb of the periodic table (comprising titanium, hafnium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum and tungsten), and a metal oxide.

Abstract: A friction brake material contains fibers, graphite and a binder. All or part of the graphite is physically combined with one or more metals or alloys which are softer than steel to form a first combination or mixture. A separate combination or mixture is formed to include friction increasing fibers in a binder. Both mixtures are then combined to form the friction brake material which has an ability to cause substantially less creaking noise upon brake application as compared to differently prepared friction brake material.

Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacture of compacts of ceramic composition, cermets, and other high hardness materials by applying explosive shock during exothermic sintering of such powders.

Abstract: A composition having a low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent from room temperature to at least about 1100.degree. C. which comprises a silicon nitride based material containing an effective amount of a sintering aid selected from lanthanum oxide, yttrium oxide, lanthanum aluminate, yttrium aluminate, aluminum oxide and mixtures thereof and an effective amount of a low dielectric loss promotor selected from the group consisting of iron, chromium and mixtures thereof is a suitable radome material and electromagnetic window material.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hard alloy comprising two phases: a hard phase consisting of at least one compound having a crystal structure of simple hexagonal MC type (M: metal; C: carbon) selected from the group consisting of mixed carbides, carbonitrides and carboxynitrides of molybdenum and tungsten, and a binder phase consisting of at least one element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt and nickel. The hard phase is prepared by carburizing an (Mo, W) alloy obtained by reducing oxides of molybdenum and tungsten with a particle size of at most 1 micron, is composed of coarse particles with a mean particle size of at least 3 microns, and has a uniform molybdenum to tungsten ratio in the particles. The hard alloy has a gross composition within the range of the shaded portion ABCDEA in FIG. 1.

Abstract: A cermet is produced by providing a bulk reaction mixture of particulate reactants plus elemental metal, which reaction mixture is in admixture with a ceramic diluent that is the same as ceramic material formed during sintering of the reaction mixture. Sintering produces a boride-oxide ceramic with the oxide being a metal oxide of the elemental metal. However, the elemental metal is present in the reaction mixture in substantial excess over that amount stoichiometrically required. Sintering is conducted under inert atmosphere, generally after pressing. The invention is particularly directed to boride-based ceramics containing aluminum, which materials are suitable as components of electrolytic cells for the production of aluminum by molten salt electrolysis.

Abstract: Disclosed are extruded dispersion strengthened metallic materials which are substantially free of texture as well as a method for producing such materials. The method comprises extruding a billet of dispersion strengthened metallic powder material comprised of one or more metals and one or more refractory compounds said powder material having a mean grain size less than about 5 microns and whose grain size is substantially stable at the extrusion conditions, through a die having an internal contour such that the material is subjected to a natural strain rate which is substantially constant as it pass through the die.

Abstract: A tungsten cermet for use in cutting tools, including a carbonitride, having titanium and tungsten, and aluminum oxide. The cermet contains about 10 to about 50% by weight of the carbonitride, about 0.5 to about 10% by weight of aluminum oxide and tungsten as a binder. The tungsten cermet has excellent properties in toughness, impact resistance and oxidation resistance, combined with wear resistance and plastic deformation resistance, and is useful for cutting tools used in heavy cutting, hot working and the like.

Abstract: A high density boron nitride-containing sintered body consisting of 60-95% by volume of high density boron nitride and 40-5% by volume of metal alone or in admixture with a ceramic, which high density boron nitride consists of 60-95% by volume of cubic system boron nitride and 40-5% by volume of wurtzite-structured boron nitride, and which cubic system boron nitride has an average particle size of at least 5 times that of the wurtzite-structured boron nitride. The sintered body has a high cutting performance and is suitable as a cutting tool for chilled roll, ultra-heat resisting alloy, cast iron and the like.

Abstract: Boron, oxygen, or a mixture thereof, is used as a sintering aid in sintering Mo-Ti alloys. Compounds formed between these sintering aids and the Mo or Ti have thermal expansion coefficients consistent with that of alloys of Mo and Ti. An hermetic member may be made using these constituents. The hermetic member may be used to seal an assembly such as a high pressure sodium lamp.

Abstract: A dispersion-strengthened aluminum-base alloy system is provided which is prepared by mechanical alloying and is characterized by high strength, high elastic modulus, low density and high corrosion resistance. The alloy system is comprised, by weight, of at least above 1.5% up to about 3% Li, about 0.4% up to about 1.5% O, about 0.25% up to about 1.2% C, and the balance essentially Al.

Abstract: A sintered silicon nitride products and processes for the fabrication thereof are described, wherein the product comprises from 60 to 98.9% by weight of silicon nitride, from 0.1 to 15% by weight of one or more chromium components selected from metal chromium, chromium oxide, and chromium nitride, and from 1 to 25% by weight of one or more oxides selected from oxides of rare earth elements, scandium oxide, yttrium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide and silicon dioxide.

Abstract: Electrical contacts of high density and high erosion resistance made by sintering a powder compact containing silver, cadmium oxide, cupric nitrate, or any other water soluble copper salt, and optionally silver oxide or silver oxide and barium hydroxide.

Abstract: A blade member for cutting tools comprises a cermet substrate having on a surface thereof a reaction layer. The reaction layer is composed of carbo-nitride of at least two metals in groups IV.sub.A, V.sub.A and VI.sub.A, the metals including Ti. The reaction layer may be composed of oxy-carbo-nitride of the above metals. The reaction layer may consist of inner and outer layers, the inner layer being composed of carbo-nitride of the above metals while the outer layer is composed of oxy-carbo-nitride of the above metals. The blade members with the reaction layer exhibits excellent toughness, wear resistance and thermoplastic deformation resistance. There is also disclosed a process for producing the above blade member.

Abstract: A process for making capacitors using electrode compositions of finely divided particles of noble metals and certain inorganic metal oxides dispersed in an inert organic medium. Suitable inorganic metal oxides are MoO.sub.3, GeO.sub.2, Pb.sub.5 Ge.sub.3 O.sub.11, Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5, NiO, ZnO, SnO.sub.2, CdO, metal phosphates, metal fluorides, phosphate glasses, germanate glasses, fluoride glasses and mixtures and precursors thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal-oxide ceramic composition useful in induction heating applications for treating uranium and uranium alloys. The ceramic composition is electrically conductive at room temperature and is nonreactive with molten uranium. The composition is prepared from a particulate admixture of 20 to 50 vol. % niobium and zirconium oxide which may be stabilized with an addition of a further oxide such as magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, or yttria. The composition is prepared by blending the powders, pressing or casting the blend into the desired product configuration, and then sintering the casting or compact in an inert atmosphere. In the casting operation, calcium aluminate is preferably added to the admixture in place of a like quantity of zirconia for providing a cement to help maintain the integrity of the sintered product.

Abstract: A composite sintered compact containing high density boron nitride, which consists of zincblende-type boron nitride, wurtzite-type boron nitride, ceramic material and metal in a specifically limited mixing ratio and has a high abrasion resistance, can be obtained under a relatively mild sintering condition and can be easily worked into a cutting tool.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hard alloy consisting of a metallic phase and a hard phase having a B1 type crystal structure, and being represented by the following general formula,(M.sub.1a, M.sub.2b, M.sub.3c)(C.sub.1-x-y N.sub.y O.sub.x).sub.zin which M.sub.1 is at least one of Group IVa elements, M.sub.2 is at least one of Group VIa elements, M.sub.3 is at least one of Group Va elements, C is carbon, N is nitrogen, O is oxygen, a, b, c, x and y are respectively atomic ratios satisfying the relations of a+b+c=1, 0.1.ltoreq.(a+c)/a+b+c).ltoreq.0.7 (c can be zero), 0.05.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.5, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5, 0.05.ltoreq.x+y.ltoreq.0.6 and z is an atomic ratio of (C+N+O)/M.sub.1 +M.sub.2 +M.sub.3) satisfying the relation of 0.1.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.5.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sintered hard metal having a high wear resistance and heat resistance as material for cutting tools and wear resistant tools and the method for producing the same. The sintered hard metal has a hard phase comprising a phase having a B-1 type crystal structure containing more than one kind of IVa, Va and VIa group metals in the Periodic Table and also the elements, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen and a WC phase, the hard phase and a bonding phase chiefly consisting of a ferrous metal which is sintered by a powder metallurgy technique, whereas the oxygen in particular is added thereto making it possible to obtain a sintered hard metal having said excellent properties.

Abstract: The invention consists of a process for the production of articles by powder metallurgy including the step of adding powdered mica to the metal powder before compacting and sintering. It also extends to a sintered metal product containing mica, in particular a valve seat insert and a shock absorber piston ring. The quantity of mica is preferably between 0.5% and 2% by weight of the metal.

Abstract: A solid, self lubricating bearing material especially useful as a sliding electrical contact in vacuum environments comprising a high temperature lubricant chosen from AlPO.sub.4, BaF.sub.2, CaF.sub.2 and mixtures thereof, a lower temperature solid lubricant chosen from the chalcogenides which exhibit lubricity, & a silver matrix, the ratio of high temperature lubricant to silver being about 1:4 to 1:10, the ratio of lower temperature lubricant to silver being about 1:2 to 1:8. Filler materials up to 20% by weight chosen from aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, molybdenum silicide, metals from Group 8 of the Periodic Table, and mixtures thereof may be added to alter the hardness of the material.

Abstract: The proposed titanium carbonitride-base hard alloy contains in percent by weight:nickel, from 9.5 to 49.0molybdenum, from 2.5 to 20.5,the level of carbon not exceeding 0.6 percent by weight, and the titanium carbonitride TiC.sub.x N.sub.y has the following component ratio:x, from 0.45 to 0.55y, from 0.41 to 0.55.The alloy of the invention can be employed most advantageously for manufacturing cutting tools for the metal-working industry.

Abstract: Highly active catalysts, suitable for use in hydrogenation and other reactions, are prepared from an alloy of one or more of the Group VIII transition metals with yttrium or a rare earth metal. The alloy is ground to the desired particle size and is thereafter reacted with a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an intimate physical admixture of the Group VIII metal or its corresponding carbide with the oxide of yttrium or the rare earth metal.

Abstract: This application describes the addition of an alkali metal, generally in the form of a salt thereof, to a mixture of silver and cadmium oxide, prior to the sintering step, to improve the as-sintered densities of the resultant alloy material.

Abstract: This application describes the addition of an alkali metal, generally in the form of a salt thereof, to a mixture of silver and cadmium oxide, prior to the sintering step, to improve the as-sintered densities of the resultant alloy material.