Ceramic materials with low thermal conductivity and low coefficients of thermal expansion

dc.contributor.assigneeCenter for Innovative Technologyen
dc.contributor.assigneeVirginia Polytechnic & State Universityen
dc.contributor.assigneeVirginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.en
dc.contributor.inventorKim, Jin-Sung Gooken
dc.contributor.inventorSwanson, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.inventorBrown, Jr., Jesse J.en
dc.contributor.inventorHirschfeld, Deidre A.en
dc.contributor.inventorLiu, Dean-Moen
dc.contributor.inventorYang, Yapingen
dc.contributor.inventorLi, Tingkaien
dc.contributor.inventorVan Aken, Stevenen
dc.date.accessed2016-08-19en
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-24T17:54:58Zen
dc.date.available2016-08-24T17:54:58Zen
dc.date.filed1990-06-06en
dc.date.issued1992-04-07en
dc.description.abstractCompositions having the general formula (Ca.sub.x Mg.sub.1-x)Zr.sub.4 (PO.sub.4).sub.6 where x is between 0.5 and 0.99 are produced by solid state and sol-gel processes. In a preferred embodiment, when x is between 0.5 and 0.8, the MgCZP materials have near-zero coefficients of thermal expansion. The MgCZPs of the present invention also show unusually low thermal conductivities, and are stable at high temperatures. Macrostructures formed from MgCZP are useful in a wide variety of high-temperature applications. In a preferred process, calcium, magnesium, and zirconium nitrate solutions have their pH adjusted to between 7 and 9 either before or after the addition of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate. After dehydration to a gel, and calcination at temperatures in excess of 850.degree. C. for approximately 16 hours, single phase crystalline MgCZP powders with particle sizes ranging from approximately 20 nm to 50 nm result. The MgCZP powders are then sintered at temperatures ranging from 1200.degree. C. to 1350.degree. C. to form solid macrostructures with near-zero bulk coefficients of thermal expansion and low thermal conductivities. Porous macrostructures of the MgCZP powders of the present invention are also formed by combination with a polymeric powder and a binding agent, and sintering at high temperatures. The porosity of the resulting macrostructures can be adjusted by varying the particle size of the polymeric powder used.en
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dc.identifier.applicationnumber7533143en
dc.identifier.patentnumber5102836en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/72641en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/36/028/051/0.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen
dc.subject.cpcC01B25/45en
dc.subject.cpcC04B35/447en
dc.subject.uspc264/610en
dc.subject.uspcother264/621en
dc.subject.uspcother501/104en
dc.subject.uspcother501/102en
dc.subject.uspcother501/111en
dc.titleCeramic materials with low thermal conductivity and low coefficients of thermal expansionen
dc.typePatenten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.patenttypeutilityen

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