General Electric Company

Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh

Robert Arthur Giddings

Mark Philip D'Evelyn

Svante Prochazka

Charles D Greskovich

Frederic Joseph Klug

Richard J Charles

Frederic F Ahlgren

Kristi Jean Narang

Robert Vincent Leonelli, Jr

Steven Alfred Tysoe

Paul Steven Svec

Suresh Shankarappa Vagarali

John William Lucek

Philip Harold Monaghan

Asish Ghosh

Subhrajit Dey

Joel Rice Dysart

Bernard Patrick Bewlay

Brian Ellis

Timothy John Sommerer

Milivoj Konstantin Brun

Peter Joel Meschter

Thomas Francis McNulty

David Jeffrey Bryan

Joan McKiever

Stephen Francis Bancheri

Huicong Hong

Ashok K Khare

Bruce J Badding

Larry Qiang Zeng

Richard Lee Hansen

Vikas Midha

Fred Sharifi

Peter S Allison

David Charles Pender

Joseph Alexander Kapp

Victor Lien-Kong Lou

Crucible compositions and methods of using the crucible compositions to melt titanium and titanium alloys. More specifically, crucible compositions having intrinsic facecoats that are effective for melting titanium and titanium alloys for use in casting titanium-containing articles. Further embodiments are titanium-containing articles made from the titanium and titanium alloys melted in the crucible compositions. Another embodiment is a crucible curing device and methods of use thereof.

Crucible and facecoat compositions

A high temperature stable composition includes a first material and a second material interspersed within the first material so as to form a structure. The composition is structured such that the first and second materials maintain a periodicity of distribution between about 100 nm and about 1000 nm, and the composition is operable to reflect photons having a wavelength greater than about 700 nm and to emit or transmit photons having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 700 nm at temperatures greater than about 2000 Kelvin for at least about 10 hours.

High temperature ceramic composite for selective emission

An apparatus and method for processing materials in supercritical fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes a capsule configured to contain a supercritical fluid, a high strength enclosure disposed about the capsule and a sensor configured to sense pressure difference between an interior and an exterior of the capsule. The apparatus also includes a pressure control device configured to adjust pressure difference of the capsule in response to the pressure difference sensed by the sensor. The apparatus further includes at least one dividing structure disposed within the capsule that divides the capsule into a seed growing chamber and a nutrient chamber.

Apparatus for processing materials in supercritical fluids and methods thereof

A heater that may include an outer housing and an inner tube is provided. The inner tube is in a coaxial relation to and within the outer housing. An inward facing surface of the inner tube defines a volume sufficient to receive a reaction capsule, and the outward facing surface is radially spaced from an inward facing surface of the outer housing sufficient to define a gap. A filler material is disposed within the gap. The filler material responds to pressure such that the filler volume is reduced by less than 5 volume percent at greater than 500 MPa pressure and at greater than 500&#xb0; C. temperature. One or more heating elements are disposed in the gap. The heating elements are in thermal communication with the inner tube.

Heater, apparatus, and associated method

A capsule for containing at least one reactant and a supercritical fluid in a substantially air-free environment under high pressure, high temperature processing conditions. The capsule includes a closed end, at least one wall adjoining the closed end and extending from the closed end; and a sealed end adjoining the at least one wall opposite the closed end. The at least one wall, closed end, and sealed end define a chamber therein for containing the reactant and a solvent that becomes a supercritical fluid at high temperatures and high pressures. The capsule is formed from a deformable material and is fluid impermeable and chemically inert with respect to the reactant and the supercritical fluid under processing conditions, which are generally above 5 kbar and 550&#xb0; C. and, preferably, at pressures between 5 kbar and 80 kbar and temperatures between 550 &#xb0; C. and about 1500&#xb0; C. The invention also includes methods of filling the capsule with the solvent and sealing the capsule, as well as an apparatus for sealing the capsule.

High temperature high pressure capsule for processing materials in supercritical fluids

A capsule for containing at least one reactant and a supercritical fluid in a substantially air-free environment under high pressure, high temperature processing conditions. The capsule includes a closed end, at least one wall adjoining the closed end and extending from the closed end; and a sealed end adjoining the at least one wall opposite the closed end. The at least one wall, closed end, and sealed end define a chamber therein for containing the reactant and a solvent that becomes a supercritical fluid at high temperatures and high pressures. The capsule is formed from a deformable material and is fluid impermeable and chemically inert with respect to the reactant and the supercritical fluid under processing conditions, which are generally above 5 kbar and 550&#xb0; C. and, preferably, at pressures between 5 kbar and 80 kbar and temperatures between 550&#xb0; C. and about 1500&#xb0; C. The invention also includes methods of filling the capsule with the solvent and sealing the capsule, as well as an apparatus for sealing the capsule.

A high temperature/high pressure (HP/HT) apparatus for converting feedstock housed in a capsule into product crystals, comprising at least two electrical heating paths for independent control of both the mean temperature in the reaction cell and the temperature gradient across the reaction cell.

High pressure/high temperature apparatus with improved temperature control for crystal growth

A fused quartz article, such as a muffle tube or crucible, with enhanced creep resistance. The enhanced creep resistance is the result of controlled devitrification of the fused quartz article. Controlled devitrification is achieved by coating the article with a colloidal silica slurry doped with metal cations, such as barium, strontium, and calcium. The metal cations in the slurry promote nucleation and growth of cristobalite crystals into the fused quartz at temperatures in the range from about 1000&#xb0; C. to about 1600&#xb0; C. The cristobalite has significantly higher viscosity, and therefore greater creep resistance at elevated temperatures, than fused quartz. Methods for applying a doped coating to a fused quartz article and improving the creep resistance of a fused quartz article are also disclosed.

Fused quartz article having controlled devitrification

A crucible for melting a silica for fusion of said silica into a desired shape. The crucible having a main body with inner and outer surfaces comprised of a refractory material. In addition, at least a portion of the inner surface includes a barrier layer comprised of a material selected from rhenium, osmium, iridium, and mixtures thereof. An inlet tube to the crucible being provided to supply an oxidizing gas to a melt zone.

Quartz making an elongated fused quartz article using a furnace with metal-lined walls

A method for quartz crucible formation wherein an at least substantially enclosed chamber surrounds a crucible mold. The atmosphere in the chamber is controlled to include a desired gas or combination of gases at a positive pressure. The positive pressure is achieved because the total outflow of gas is less than the total inflow of gas. A heat source is initiated to melt a quartz material lining the mold once the desired atmosphere is achieved, and the quartz material is fused.

Method for quartz crucible fabrication

A ceramic casting shell mold having a pre-selected shape is described. It includes alternate, repeating layers of a ceramic coating material and a ceramic stucco, defining a total thickness of the shell mold; and a ceramic-based mat of reinforcing material disposed in the alternate, repeating layers of coating material and stucco. The reinforcing material for the mat is usually made from a ceramic material, and includes fibers having a bi-directional orientation. A method for making a ceramic casting shell mold is also described, as well as articles cast from such a mold, e.g., superalloy articles.

Ceramic shell mold provided with reinforcement, and related processes

A ceramic casting shell mold having a pre-selected shape is described. The shell mold comprises repeating layers of a ceramic material which define its wall thickness and shape. At least one of the layers of ceramic material contains refractory whiskers which provide structural reinforcement to the shell mold. The whiskers are usually incorporated into a layer of the ceramic material which is disposed at a position off-center of the wall-thickness of the mold. A method for making a ceramic casting shell mold is also described, as are metal- or metal alloy components cast in these shell molds.

Reinforced ceramic shell mold and related processes

A method for fabricating a fired ceramic article, a green product, and a fired ceramic article, all for use as a core in the investment casting of directionally solidified eutectic and superalloy material. A ceramic slurry is prepared of alumina, aluminum and a solution of a polymerizable binder in a liquid. The slurry is extruded under low pressure into a closed cavity to form a gelled green product which is subsequently heated in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, wherein the oxygen reacts with the aluminum in the green product to form alumina which advantageously causes an increase in volume of the green product which counters the shrinkage effects of heating. The polymerizable binder is of a type which cross-links with the alumina and upon heating the liquid component of such binder vaporizes and the remaining polymer component subsequently gasifies on further heating to leave desired interstitial pores within the green product, which assist in allowing the oxygen to permeate the green product, which assists in oxidation of the aluminum through the green product. The green product is thereafter sintered to form a substantially dimensionally precise ceramic article suitable for precision-casting of superalloy materials.

Core compositions and articles with improved performance for use in castings for gas turbine applications

Core compositions and articles with improved performance for use in

A composite is comprised of reinforcement fibers having a continuous coating of a metal diboride form the group consisting of titanium diboride, zirconium diboride, hafnium diboride, aluminum diboride, and mixtures thereof, and a molten silicon infiltration formed silicon carbide matrix. The reinforcement fibers are fibers from the group consisting of elemental carbon, silicon carbide, and mixtures thereof. A method for forming the fiber reinforced composite comprises depositing a continuous coating of the metal diboride on the fibers. A carbonaceous material is admixed with the coated fibers so that at least 5 volume percent of the mixture is the fibers. The mixture is formed into a preform having an open porosity ranging from about 25 volume percent to about 90 volume percent of the preform. The preform is heated in an inert atmosphere or partial vacuum, and infiltrated with molten silicon to produce an infiltrated product having the composition of the composite.

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