Solvent-based inkjet composition comprising one or more dispersion(s) or solution(s) of one or more water-soluble compound(s), and one or more ceramic pigment(s), which have enhanced drying and permeability properties.

A ceramic joined body (1) includes: a pair of ceramic plates (2,3) that include a conductive material; and a conductive layer (4) and an insulating layer (5) that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3), a porosity at an interface between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3) and the insulating layer (5) is 4% or less, and a ratio of an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the insulating layer (5) to an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the ceramic plates (2, 3) is more than 1.

A ceramic joined body (1) includes: a pair of ceramic plates (2,3) that include a conductive material; and a conductive layer (4) and an insulating layer (5) that are interposed between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3), a porosity at an interface between the pair of ceramic plates (2, 3) and the insulating layer (5) is 4% or less, and a ratio of an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the insulating layer (5) to an average primary particle diameter of an insulating material which forms the ceramic plates (2, 3) is more than 1.

A method for making a ceramic matrix composite component includes densifying a fibrous preform of the component with a ceramic matrix to form an intermediate component; infiltrating a hole in the intermediate component with an infiltrate material comprising a solid and a metallic alloy whose reaction forms a carbide, silicide, boride or combination thereof, heating the infiltrate material to a temperature in excess of a melting point of the metallic alloy; and sequentially cooling regions of the hole starting from an interior end of the hole to the outer surface of the intermediate component to form a solidified through-thickness reinforcement element. The hole extends in a through-thickness direction and is open to an exterior surface of the intermediate component.

A method for forming a high temperature coating includes applying carbon powder to a surface of a carbon/carbon (C/C) composite substrate to force the carbon powder into one or more surface voids of the surface of the C/C composite substrate. The carbon powder has a substantially same composition and morphology as a surface portion of the C/C composite substrate. The method includes applying a metal slurry to the surface of the C/C composite substrate following the application of the carbon powder and reacting a metal of the metal slurry with carbon of the carbon powder and carbon of the surface portion of the C/C composite substrate to form a metal-rich antioxidant layer of a metal carbide on the C/C composite substrate.

A plasma processing device member according to the disclosure includes a base material and a film formed of a rare-earth element oxide, or a rare-earth element fluoride, or a rare-earth element oxyfluoride, or a rare-earth element nitride, the film being disposed on at least part of the base material. The film includes a surface to be exposed to plasma, the surface having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.01 μm or more and 0.1 μm or less, the surface being provided with a plurality of pores, and a value obtained by subtracting an average equivalent circle diameter of the pores from an average distance between centroids of adjacent pores is 28 μm or more and 48 μm or less. A plasma processing device according to the disclosure includes the plasma processing device member described above.

Methods of forming sintered coatings are provided, along with the resulting coatings on a substrate. The sintered coating may comprise a rare earth compound and a sintering aid, with the rare earth compound has the formula: A.sub.1−bB.sub.bZ.sub.1−dD.sub.dMO.sub.6 where A is Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Fe, Cr, Co, Mn, Bi, or a mixture thereof; b is 0 to about 0.5; Z is Hf, Ti, or a mixture thereof; D is Zr, Ce, Ge, Si, or a mixture thereof; d is 0 to about 0.5; and M is Ta, Nb, or a mixture thereof. The coating may be densified at a sintering temperature, such as 1300° C. to 1600° C.

Methods for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate are provided. The method can include: preheating the surface of the substrate; spraying a slurry suspension onto the surface of the substrate to form a coating, wherein the slurry composition comprises a rare earth compound, a sintering agent, and a solvent, wherein the rare earth compound has the formula: A.sub.1-bB.sub.bZ.sub.1-dD.sub.dMO.sub.6 where A is Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Fe, Cr, Co, Mn, Bi, or a mixture thereof; b is 0 to 0.5; Z is Hf, Ti, or a mixture thereof; D is Zr, Ce, Ge, Si, or a mixture thereof; d is 0 to 0.5; and M is Ta, Nb, or a mixture thereof; and thereafter, heat treating the coating to densify the coating from an initial porosity to a sintered porosity.

The monolithic separation membrane structure includes a monolithic base, an intermediate layer and a separation membrane. The monolithic base has a plurality of filtration cells extending from a first end face to a second end face. The intermediate layer is formed on an inner surface of the filtration cells. The separation membrane is formed on an inner surface of the intermediate layer. An inner diameter not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the plurality of respective filtration cells is greater than or equal to 1.0 mm to less than or equal to 2.0 mm. A partition wall thickness not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the shortest portion of two adjacent filtration cells of the plurality of filtration cells is greater than or equal to 0.05 mm to less than 0.2 mm. A thickness of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20 μm to less than 100 μm.

The monolithic separation membrane structure includes a monolithic base, an intermediate layer and a separation membrane. The monolithic base has a plurality of filtration cells extending from a first end face to a second end face. The intermediate layer is formed on an inner surface of the filtration cells. The separation membrane is formed on an inner surface of the intermediate layer. An inner diameter not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the plurality of respective filtration cells is greater than or equal to 1.0 mm to less than or equal to 2.0 mm. A partition wall thickness not including the intermediate layer and the separation membrane of the shortest portion of two adjacent filtration cells of the plurality of filtration cells is greater than or equal to 0.05 mm to less than 0.2 mm. A thickness of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20 μm to less than 100 μm.