A sintered material exhibiting the following chemical composition, as percentages by weight: iron oxide(s), expressed in the Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 form, ≥85%, CaO: 0.1%-6%, SiO.sub.2: 0.1%-6%, 0.05% ≤TiO.sub.2, 0≤Al.sub.2O.sub.3, TiO.sub.2+Al.sub.2O.sub.3≤3%, and constituents other than iron oxides, CaO, SiO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2 and Al.sub.2O.sub.3: ≤5%. The CaO/SiO.sub.2 ratio by weight is between 0.2 and 7. The TiO.sub.2/CaO ratio by weight is between 0.2 and 1.5.

A corrosion-resistant component configured for use with a semiconductor processing reactor, the corrosion-resistant component comprising: a) a ceramic insulating substrate; and, b) a white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer associated with the ceramic insulating substrate, the white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer having a thickness of at least 50 μm, a porosity of at most 1%, and a composition comprising at least 15% by weight of a rare earth compound based on total weight of the corrosion-resistant non-porous layer; and, c) an L* value of at least 90 as measured on a planar surface of the white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer. Methods of making are also disclosed.

Setter plates are fabricated from Li-stuffed garnet materials having the same, or substantially similar, compositions as a garnet Li-stuffed solid electrolyte. The Li-stuffed garnet setter plates, set forth herein, reduce the evaporation of Li during a sintering treatment step and/or reduce the loss of Li caused by diffusion out of the sintering electrolyte. Li-stuffed garnet setter plates, set forth herein, maintain compositional control over the solid electrolyte during sintering when, upon heating, lithium is prone to diffuse out of the solid electrolyte.

An oxide sintered body containing indium, hafnium, tantalum, and oxygen as constituent elements, in which when indium, hafnium, and tantalum are designated as In, Hf, and Ta, respectively, the atomic ratio of Hf/(In+Hf+Ta) is equal to 0.002 to 0.030, and the atomic ratio of Ta/(In+Hf+Ta) is equal to 0.0002 to 0.013.

A coil device comprising a coil, and a ferrite core arranged in a hollow portion of the coil, and a resin covering them; the ferrite core being a Ni ferrite core having initial permeability μi of 450 or more at a frequency of 100 kHz and a temperature of 20° C., and an average crystal grain size of 5-9 μm, both of temperature-dependent inductance change ratios TLa and TLb and stress-dependent inductance change ratios PLa and PLb being −0.6% to +0.6%, and both of the sum of TLa and PLa and the sum of TLb and PLb being more than −1.0% and less than +1.0%; and an antenna comprising it.

A ceramic material including Co.sub.0.5Ti.sub.0.5TaO.sub.4. The ceramic material is prepared as follows: 1) weighting and mixing raw powders of Co.sub.2O.sub.3, TiO.sub.2 and Ta.sub.2O.sub.5 proportioned according to the chemical formula of Co.sub.0.5Ti.sub.0.5TaO.sub.4, to yield a mixture; 2) mixing the mixture obtained in 1), zirconia balls, and deionized water according to a mass ratio of 1:4-6:3-6, ball-milling for 6-8 h, drying at 80-120° C., sieving with a 60-200 mesh sieve, calcining in air atmosphere at 800-1100° C. for 3-5 h, to yield powders comprising a main crystalline phase of Co.sub.0.5Ti.sub.0.5TaO.sub.4; and 3) mixing the powders obtained in 2), zirconia balls, and deionized water according to a mass ratio of 1:3-5:2-4, ball-milling for 4-6 h, and drying at 80-100° C.; adding a 2-5 wt. % of polyvinyl alcohol solution to a resulting product, granulating, sintering resulting granules at 1000-1100° C. in air atmosphere for 4-6 h.

Described herein are a bonded ceramic and a manufacturing method therefor. The bonded ceramic includes: a first ceramic substrate; and a second ceramic substrate, wherein the first ceramic substrate and the second ceramic substrate are bonded to each other without an adhesive layer therebetween and include pores, each of which is formed along a bonded surface therebetween and has a size of 0.01 to 50 μm.

A composite sintered body including: a metal oxide as a main phase; silicon carbide as a sub-phase; and silicate of a metal element that is included in the metal oxide, in which the average aggregation diameter of the silicate in the field of view of 600 μm.sup.2 at a magnification of 1000 times is 5 μm or lower.

Proposed are nuclear fuel pellets showing high oxidation resistance in a steam atmosphere and a method for manufacturing same. The method includes: preparing a powder mixture by mixing a sintering additive powder including Cr2O3, MnO, and SiO2 with a uranium dioxide powder; forming a molded body by subjecting the powder mixture to compression molding; and sintering the molded body in a weak oxidative atmosphere in which an oxygen potential is −581.9 kJ/mol to −218.2 kJ/mol. The nuclear fuel pellets contain 0.05% to 0.16% by weight of the sintering additive composed of Cr2O3, MnO, and SiO2. A liquid phase generated during the sintering accelerates grain growth and inhibits reaction between uranium dioxide with steam by forming a film at the grain boundary of the uranium dioxide. This reduces leakage of a fission material by improving high-temperature water vapor oxidation resistance at around 1204° C. in a loss-of-coolant accident condition.

A variable-temperature and fast-sintering process for an alumina-doped zinc oxide target material is provided. Integrated degreasing and sintering processes are carried out on an alumina-doped zinc oxide biscuit, The degreasing process is carried out in air atmosphere, and a high-density alumina-doped zinc oxide target material is produced by a variable-temperature treatment during the sintering process under a state of circulating controllable mixed atmosphere. The mixed atmosphere is air and oxygen. As a result, a sintering time is greatly reduced, so that a fast-activated sintering is realized to inhibit grain growth.