A COATING COMPOSITION FOR A MOULD

A COATING SYSTEM FOR A MOULD FOR THE DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF SILICON. THE COATING IS APPLIED AS AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF SILICON NITRIDE PARTICLE, CARBON BLACK AND MICROSILICA. THE MOULD IS PREFERABLY OF A CERAMIC MATERIAL, SUCH AS GLASSY CARBON, SILICA, SILICON NITRIDE, OR MULLITE, BUT THE PREFER...

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Zusammenfassung:A COATING SYSTEM FOR A MOULD FOR THE DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF SILICON. THE COATING IS APPLIED AS AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF SILICON NITRIDE PARTICLE, CARBON BLACK AND MICROSILICA. THE MOULD IS PREFERABLY OF A CERAMIC MATERIAL, SUCH AS GLASSY CARBON, SILICA, SILICON NITRIDE, OR MULLITE, BUT THE PREFERRED MATERIAL IS GRAPHITE. PREFERABLY THE COATING APPLICATION IS APPLIED AS AN AQUEOUS SUSPENSION. IT MAY BE APPLIED BY PAINTING, SPRAYING OR DIPPING. IT MAY BE DEPLOYED AS A SERIES OF SUB-LAYERS WHICH ARE APPLIED SEQUENTIALLY. PREFERABLY, THE TOP LAYER COMPOSITION COMPRISES SILICON NITRIDE AND/OR SILICON CARBIDE. THE PURPOSE OF THE BASE LAYER IS TO PROVIDE A DENSE TIGHTLY BONDED LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOULD WHICH PREVENT METAL INFILTRATION, THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TOP LAYER IS TO PREVENT METAL INFILTRATION AND TO PROVIDE EASY RELEASE BETWEEN INGOT AND MOULD. IN ADDITION TO A TOP COAT, THERE MAY ALSO BE AN INTERMEDIATE COAT OR LAYER, BETWEEN THE BASE LAYER OR BASIC COATING AND THE TOP LAYER.