Method and apparatus for rapid solidification
US5076991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B35/653
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A novel process for rapid solidification of ceramic melts combines certain features of cooling by atomization and by contact with chilling surfaces. The material to be solidified is divided into fine liquid droplets that are propelled by a rapid flow of gas toward a rapidly moving chill surface, striking the surface with sufficient velocity to flatten each drop into a flat flake like shape. Apparatus for the process is also disclosed. The process is particularly applicable to making very fine grained, or even amorphous, ceramic materials that can be powdered and then sintered into strong, tough ceramic structures.
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