A continuous casting nozzle 1 includes a nozzle main body 2 and a nozzle hole 3 formed to extend through the nozzle main body so that molten steel flows therethrough, and an alumina-hardly-adherable refractory 5 containing components of MgO, CaO and SiO.sub.2 is disposed on an inner surface defining the nozzle hole. Consequently, even when a temperature of the nozzle is low, adhesion of inclusions in molten steel to a portion in contact with the molten steel can be reduced, with the result that the nozzle hole can be prevented from being blocked and the continuous casting nozzle can contribute to an improvement in the steel quality.

A method of forming a ceramic product, the method comprising producing a ceramic forming mixture in the form of a slurry, causing the slurry to form, extruding the formed slurry to produce a plurality of lengths of extruding material each with a diameter of less than 10 mm, firing the extruded material so as to partially sinter the extruded material, forming the partially sintered extruded material into a required shape for a product, and subsequently firing the shaped partially sintered extruded material to form the ceramic product.

A method of forming a ceramic product, the method comprising producing a ceramic forming mixture in the form of a slurry, causing the slurry to form, extruding the formed slurry to produce a plurality of lengths of extruding material each with a diameter of less than 10 mm, firing the extruded material so as to partially sinter the extruded material, forming the partially sintered extruded material into a required shape for a product, and subsequently firing the shaped partially sintered extruded material to form the ceramic product.

One embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of fabricating a chamber component with a coating layer disposed on an interface layer with desired film properties. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a coating material includes providing a base structure comprising an aluminum or silicon containing material, forming an interface layer on the base structure, wherein the interface layer comprises one or more elements from at least one of Ta, Al, Si, Mg, Y, or combinations thereof, and forming a coating layer on the interface layer, wherein the coating layer has a molecular structure of Si.sub.vY.sub.wMg.sub.xAl.sub.yO.sub.z. In another embodiment, a chamber component includes an interface layer disposed on a base structure, wherein the interface layer is selected from at least one of Ta, Al, Si, Mg, Y, or combinations thereof, and a coating layer disposed on the interface layer, wherein the coating layer has a molecular structure of Si.sub.vY.sub.wMg.sub.xAl.sub.yO.sub.z.

The invention relates to a batch composition for producing a refractory product, a method for producing a refractory product, a refractory product, and to the use of a synthetic raw material.

A dielectric ceramic composition includes: Mg.sub.2SiO.sub.4 as main component; R-containing, Cu-containing, and B-containing compounds, and Li-containing glass, as sub-component. R is an alkaline earth metal. R-containing compound greater than or equal to 0.2 part by mass and less than or equal to 4.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, Cu-containing compound of greater than or equal to 0.5 part by mass and less than or equal to 3.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, and B-containing compound greater than or equal to 0.2 part by mass and less than or equal to 3.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, to 100 parts by mass of main component. Li-containing glass of greater than or equal to 2 parts by mass and less than or equal to 10 parts by mass contained to total a 100 parts by mass of main component, and sub-component excluding Li-containing glass.

A dielectric ceramic composition includes: Mg.sub.2SiO.sub.4 as main component; R-containing, Cu-containing, and B-containing compounds, and Li-containing glass, as sub-component. R is an alkaline earth metal. R-containing compound greater than or equal to 0.2 part by mass and less than or equal to 4.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, Cu-containing compound of greater than or equal to 0.5 part by mass and less than or equal to 3.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, and B-containing compound greater than or equal to 0.2 part by mass and less than or equal to 3.0 parts by mass, contained in terms of oxide, to 100 parts by mass of main component. Li-containing glass of greater than or equal to 2 parts by mass and less than or equal to 10 parts by mass contained to total a 100 parts by mass of main component, and sub-component excluding Li-containing glass.

A wavelength converter 100 includes: a first phosphor 1 composed of an inorganic phosphor activated by Ce.sup.3+; and a second phosphor 2 composed of an inorganic phosphor activated by Ce.sup.3+ and different from the first phosphor. At least one of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is particulate. The first phosphor and the second phosphor are bonded to each other by at least one of a chemical reaction in a contact portion between the compound that constitutes the first phosphor and a compound that constitutes the second phosphor and of adhesion between the compound that constitutes the first phosphor and the compound that constitutes the second phosphor.

A three-dimensional shaped article production method includes a layer formation step of forming a layer by ejecting a composition containing particles and a solvent in a predetermined pattern using a dispenser, a measurement step of determining the height of the layer, and a bonding step of subjecting a stacked body including a plurality of layers to a bonding treatment for bonding the particles, wherein when n represents an arbitrary integer of 1 or more, by selecting driving waveform data for the dispenser when ejecting the composition from a data group including a plurality of pieces of driving waveform data based on the information of the height of the layer in the n-th position (n-th layer) determined in the measurement step, the ejection amount of the composition per unit area onto the n-th layer in the layer formation step of forming the layer in the (n+1)th position ((n+1)th layer) is adjusted.

A three-dimensional shaped article production method includes a layer formation step of forming a layer by ejecting a composition containing particles and a solvent in a predetermined pattern using a dispenser, a measurement step of determining the height of the layer, and a bonding step of subjecting a stacked body including a plurality of layers to a bonding treatment for bonding the particles, wherein when n represents an arbitrary integer of 1 or more, by selecting driving waveform data for the dispenser when ejecting the composition from a data group including a plurality of pieces of driving waveform data based on the information of the height of the layer in the n-th position (n-th layer) determined in the measurement step, the ejection amount of the composition per unit area onto the n-th layer in the layer formation step of forming the layer in the (n+1)th position ((n+1)th layer) is adjusted.