Alumina composite body and method for its manufacture
AssigneeToshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasayoshi Yamaguchi, Kazunori Meguro, Shuitsu Matsuo, Yasumi Sasaki
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Abstract
An alumina composite body comprising a plurality of elongated alumina elements oriented in random directions and interconnected so as to constitute a porous matrix, and aluminum and silicon tightly filling the porous matrix; and a method of manufacturing an alumina composite body comprising reacting a body of silica, or a body of a silicon compound such as silicon carbide or silicon nitride which has been at least partially oxidized to produce silica, with aluminum so as to change the silica into alumina.
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An alumina composite body comprising a plurality of elongated alumina elements oriented in random directions and interconnected so as to constitute a porous matrix, and aluminum and silicon tightly filling said porous matrix.
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