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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1992
NGK Spark Plug Company, Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A method of producing a sintered body by molding a mixture of a ceramic base powder, a sintering assistant powder and an organic binder and sintering the molded body in a non-oxidizing atmosphere is disclosed in which the ceramic base powder has such a particle size distribution that the amount of powder particles not greater than 1.0 .mu.m in size is not more than 15% by weight and the average particle diameter is not greater than 5 .mu.m. According to the method, therefore, sufficient passage of gas is secured in a degreasing step, resulting in an enhanced degreasing efficiency and exellent sintering properties. Where the sintering assistant powder has such a particle size distribution that the amount of powder particles not greater than 10 .mu.m in size is not more than 5% by weight, the amount of coarse powder is extremely small and, therefore, large voids are not formed. It is thus possible to produce easily a high-quality sintered body by controlling the respective particle size distributions of the powders.