SINTERED CERAMIC BODY OF LARGE DIMENSION AND METHOD OF MAKING

A method of making a sintered ceramic body comprising the steps of disposing a ceramic powder (5) inside an inner volume of a spark plasma sintering tool (1), wherein the tool comprises: a die (2) comprising a sidewall comprising inner and outer walls, wherein the inner wall has a diameter defining...

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Hauptverfasser:	WALKER, Luke, THOMPSON, Lillian, DONELON, Matthew Joseph
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARTIFICIAL STONE CEMENTS CERAMICS CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS CONCRETE LIME, MAGNESIA METALLURGY 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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Zusammenfassung:	A method of making a sintered ceramic body comprising the steps of disposing a ceramic powder (5) inside an inner volume of a spark plasma sintering tool (1), wherein the tool comprises: a die (2) comprising a sidewall comprising inner and outer walls, wherein the inner wall has a diameter defining the inner volume; upper and lower punches (4,4′) operably coupled with the die, wherein each of the punches have an outer wall defining a diameter less than the diameter of the die inner wall, thereby creating a gap (3) between the punches and the inner wall when at least one of the punches are moved within the inner volume, and the gap is from 10 μm to 70 μm wide; creating vacuum conditions inside the inner volume; moving at least one of the punches to apply pressure to the ceramic powder while heating, and sintering; and lowering the temperature of the sintered body.