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Cermet materials

US4354964A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1980
Grant dateOct 19, 1982
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2000

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01B1/16
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electrically conducting cermet comprises a sintered compact of refractory oxide granules such as alumina granules having diameters of from 50 to 800 microns and a conductive network extending through the cermet and provided by a layer of one or more of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, cobalt or nickel surrounding the individual oxide granules and constituting a volume fraction of 0.04 to 0.2 of the total cermet, wherein particles of one or more of said metals are dispersed within the oxide granules in a volume fraction of 0.01 to 0.15 of the granules, which granules also contain 0.01 to 0.25 percent by weight of magnesium oxide.

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