METHOD FOR PRODUCING INGOT AND POWDER OF ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE

The present invention provides a method for producing an ingot of zirconium carbide at a low cost in an efficient manner. The present invention, specifically, provides a method for producing an ingot of zirconium carbide, characterized in that the ingot produced has a size of 50 mm or more, a densit...

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Main Author Nabeta Takuji
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.08.2016
Subjects
ARTIFICIAL STONE
CEMENTS
CERAMICS
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS
COMPOUNDS THEREOF
CONCRETE
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
LIME, MAGNESIA
METALLURGY
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REFRACTORIES
SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURESCONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
SLAG
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
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Summary:The present invention provides a method for producing an ingot of zirconium carbide at a low cost in an efficient manner. The present invention, specifically, provides a method for producing an ingot of zirconium carbide, characterized in that the ingot produced has a size of 50 mm or more, a density of 5.7 g/cm3 or more, and a Vickers hardness of 1,500 or more, and that the method includes the steps of: (1) Step 1 of mixing zirconium oxide with carbon to obtain a mixture thereof, wherein the carbon is present in an amount of 15 to 20% by mass based on the zirconium oxide in the mixture; (2) Step 2 of forming the mixture into granules; (3) Step 3 of melting the granules using argon plasma; and (4) Step 4 of slowly cooling the melt to obtain the ingot of zirconium carbide.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201415022612