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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148514 ; 148285 ; 148287 ;
Abstract
A method for treating sintered alloy is disclosed by exposing a portion of the sintered alloy at a temperature ranging from about 800.degree. C. to about 1300.degree. C. under an atmosphere that contains an amount of water vapor corresponding to dew points ranging from about 30.degree. C. to about 60.degree. C. The method according to the present invention gives sintered alloy with a satisfactory protective layer that excels in smoothness and uniformity, and that prevents abnormal oxidation. Moreover, the method is especially useful to a sintered alloy having a complex structure and/or thin walls, such as a honeycomb structure.