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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1978
PierCarlo Martinengo, Turin, IT;
Angelo Giachello, Turin, IT;
Giuseppe Tommasini, Turin, IT;
Paul Popper, Newcastle, GB;
Fiat Societa per Azioni, Turin, IT;
Abstract
Sintered silicon nitride articles are prepared from a silicon nitride compact by forming a silicon powder containing one or more sintering additives for silicon nitride into a compact having at density of at least 1.3 g/cm.sup.3, said additives being present in the powder in an amount such as to ensure an additive content of from 0.5 to 20 wt. % in the silicon nitride compact, nitriding the silicon compact by heating under nitrogen gas blanket at a temperature not exceeding 1500.degree. C., to convert said silicon into reaction bonded silicon nitride, and sintering the reaction bonded silicon nitride compact by heating in a nitrogen gas atmosphere at a temperature of at least 1500.degree. C.