A gas plug of the present disclosure is composed of a columnar porous composite in which a plurality of silicon compound phases containing silicon carbide as a main component are connected to each other via a silicon phase having silicon as a main component. The porous composite is housed inside a tubular body made from a dense ceramic.

A gas plug of the present disclosure is composed of a columnar porous composite in which a plurality of silicon compound phases containing silicon carbide as a main component are connected to each other via a silicon phase having silicon as a main component. The porous composite is housed inside a tubular body made from a dense ceramic.

A surface treatment method of a material, comprising: respectively immersing a material to be treated into a first inorganic acid solution and a fluoride acidic solution to perform surface etching, so that nano-sized holes are formed in the surface of the material to be treated. Further disclosed are a material product and a composite material.

An inkjet printhead, a system including an inject printhead, and a method for applying primer to a target area on an outer surface of a ceramic body. The inkjet printhead comprises an ink chamber comprising the primer therein. The primer comprises a pigment, a binder, and a solvent. The primer also comprises a surface tension of at least about 40 mN/m. A spray nozzle is connected to the ink chamber and comprises an exit opening that comprises an area of less than about 20,000 square microns. The spray nozzle is configured to eject droplets of the primer from the exit opening at an average exit velocity of less than about 4 m/s.

Disclosed is a moderator for moderating neutrons, including a substrate and a surface treatment layer or a dry inert gas layer or a vacuum layer coated on the surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a moderating material by a powder sintering device through a powder sintering process from powders or by compacting powders into a block, and the moderating material includes 40% to 100% by weight of aluminum fluoride; wherein the surface treatment layer is a hydrophobic material; and the surface treatment layer or the dry inert gas layer or the vacuum layer is used for isolating the substrate from the water in the environment in which the substrate is placed. The surface treated moderator can avoid the hygroscopic or deliquescence of the moderating material during use, improve the quality of the neutron source and prolong the service life.

Disclosed is a moderator for moderating neutrons, including a substrate and a surface treatment layer or a dry inert gas layer or a vacuum layer coated on the surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a moderating material by a powder sintering device through a powder sintering process from powders or by compacting powders into a block, and the moderating material includes 40% to 100% by weight of aluminum fluoride; wherein the surface treatment layer is a hydrophobic material; and the surface treatment layer or the dry inert gas layer or the vacuum layer is used for isolating the substrate from the water in the environment in which the substrate is placed. The surface treated moderator can avoid the hygroscopic or deliquescence of the moderating material during use, improve the quality of the neutron source and prolong the service life.

A resin-impregnated boron nitride body includes a polymer-derived boron nitride and a resin. A process for manufacturing such a resin-impregnated boron nitride body includes: polymerizing a boron nitride molecular precursor into a preceramic polymer shaping the preceramic polymer to form an infusible polymer body; submitting the polymer body to a thermal treatment to obtain a boron nitride body; impregnating the boron nitride body with a resin; and curing the resin.

A resin-impregnated boron nitride body includes a polymer-derived boron nitride and a resin. A process for manufacturing such a resin-impregnated boron nitride body includes: polymerizing a boron nitride molecular precursor into a preceramic polymer shaping the preceramic polymer to form an infusible polymer body; submitting the polymer body to a thermal treatment to obtain a boron nitride body; impregnating the boron nitride body with a resin; and curing the resin.

Disclosed is a moderator for moderating neutrons, including a substrate and a surface treatment layer or a dry inert gas layer or a vacuum layer coated on the surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a moderating material by a powder sintering device through a powder sintering process from powders or by compacting powders into a block, and the moderating material includes 40% to 100% by weight of aluminum fluoride; wherein the surface treatment layer is a hydrophobic material; and the surface treatment layer or the dry inert gas layer or the vacuum layer is used for isolating the substrate from the water in the environment in which the substrate is placed. The surface treated moderator can avoid the hygroscopic or deliquescence of the moderating material during use, improve the quality of the neutron source and prolong the service life.

Disclosed is a moderator for moderating neutrons, including a substrate and a surface treatment layer or a dry inert gas layer or a vacuum layer coated on the surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a moderating material by a powder sintering device through a powder sintering process from powders or by compacting powders into a block, and the moderating material includes 40% to 100% by weight of aluminum fluoride; wherein the surface treatment layer is a hydrophobic material; and the surface treatment layer or the dry inert gas layer or the vacuum layer is used for isolating the substrate from the water in the environment in which the substrate is placed. The surface treated moderator can avoid the hygroscopic or deliquescence of the moderating material during use, improve the quality of the neutron source and prolong the service life.