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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Shirai, Nagoya, JP;
Tomonori Takahashi, Chita, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 97 ; 501 98 ;
Abstract
A silicon nitride sintered body having high oxidation resistance and high-temperature strength is produced by starting from silicon nitride powder adjusted so as to have an oxygen content of 4.5-7.5 wt % as converted into SiO.sub.2. The sintered body has a molar ratio of metal ion (M) to oxygen ion (O) within a range of M:O=1.2.about.1:3 and contains no crystal of YSiO.sub.2 N form.