The durability of a ceramic sintered body is improved, and a reduction in its light emission intensity and the occurrence of a chromaticity variation are suppressed. The ceramic sintered body contains alumina and a compound represented by M1.sub.3-XM2.sub.XM3.sub.5O.sub.12. The volume percent of the compound in the ceramic sintered body is from 3% to 70% inclusive. The ratio of the intensity of XRD from a complex oxide of aluminum and M2 to the intensity of XRD from the compound in the ceramic sintered body is less than 0.05. The average grain diameter of the alumina contained in the ceramic sintered body is from 0.30 (m) to 3.00 (m) inclusive. M1 is at least one selected from Sc, Y, and lanthanoid elements, and M2 is at least one selected from lanthanoid elements except any lanthanoid element selected for M1. M3 is at least one of Al and Ga, and X is from 0.003 to 0.500 inclusive.

Articles and methods in which an electric field is used to actuate a material are generally described. Provided in one embodiment is a method including applying an electric field to a ceramic material. Applying the electric field to the ceramic material can transform the ceramic material from a first solid phase to a second distinct solid phase. The applied electric field is less than a breakdown electric field of the ceramic material, according to certain embodiments.

A method of producing a component of a composite of diamond and a binder, wherein a Hot Isostatic gas Pressure process (HIP) is used, includes the step of enclosing a de-bound green body having compacted diamond particles in an infiltrant. The method includes the further steps of enclosing the de-bound green body and the infiltrant in a Zr-capsule that has Zirconium as a main constituent and sealing the Zr-capsule, and applying a predetermined pressure-temperature cycle on the unit formed by the de-bound green body, infiltrant and capsule in which the infiltrant infiltrates the de-bound green body and the de-bound green body is further densified in the sense that the volume thereof is decreased.

An oxide sintered body includes a bixbyite phase represented by In.sub.2O.sub.3, and a garnet phase represented by Y.sub.3In.sub.2Ga.sub.3O.sub.12.

The present application relates to a refractory lining in a combustion chamber operating in a reducing atmosphere, said lining comprising at least one or more Zirconia (Zr)-based refractory lining members comprising one or more Zr-based parts, wherein the Zr-based parts comprises at least 90 wt. %, preferably at least 95 wt. %, of monoclinic ZrO>.sub.2 and/or partially stabilized ZrO>.sub.2 and/or fully stabilized ZrO>.sub.2, wherein the total content of tetragonal and cubic ZrO>.sub.2 amounts to at least 20 wt. %, preferably more than 35 wt. % as well as Zr based refractory lining members and methods for manufacturing said Zr based refractory lining members.

A ferrite sintered body of the invention includes; a main component including 48.65 to 49.45 mol % of iron oxide in terms of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, 2 to 16 mol % of copper oxide in terms of CuO, 28.00 to 33.00 mol % of zinc oxide in terms of ZnO, and a balance including nickel oxide, and a subcomponent including boron oxide in an amount of 5 to 100 ppm in terms of B.sub.2O.sub.3 with respect to 100 parts by weight of the main component, in which the ferrite sintered body includes crystal grains having an average crystal grain size of 2 to 30 m.

The present invention relates to the fields of heat storage and thermally conductive materials, and discloses a highly thermally conductive heat storage material, a preparation method therefor, and the application thereof, and a composition for preparing a highly thermally conductive heat storage material and the application thereof. The highly thermally conductive heat storage material comprises 11-41 wt % of a carbonaceous part and 59-89 wt % of a graphitic part; for the carbonaceous part, L.sub.c>18 nm, L.sub.a>35 nm, d.sub.002<0.3388 nm, and the degree of graphitization is 60% to 95%; for the graphitic part, L.sub.c>50 nm; L.sub.a>80 nm; d.sub.002<0.3358 nm, and the degree of graphitization is 95% to 100%. The highly thermally conductive heat storage material comprises a carbonaceous part with a specific structure and a graphitic part with a specific structure, and the heat storage material obtained thereby possesses high thermal conductivity and high compressive strength. Meanwhile, the preparation process of the highly thermally conductive heat storage material is simple and cost-effective.

A device and a process for forming a monolithic substantially closed-porosity ceramic fluidic device having a tortuous fluid passage extending through the device, the tortuous fluid passage having a smooth interior surface, a material of the ceramic body having a continuous and uniform distribution of grains at least between opposed major surfaces of the ceramic body. The process includes positioning a positive fluid passage mold within a volume of binder-coated ceramic powder, pressing the volume of ceramic powder with the mold inside to form a pressed body, heating the pressed body to remove the mold, and sintering the pressed body. A relationship between a first stability characteristic of the volume of ceramic powder and a second stability characteristic of the mold prevents discontinuities in the pressed body after pressing and/or during heating.

A body including a first phase having silicon carbide, a second phase comprising a metal oxide, the second phase being a discrete intergranular phase located at the grain boundaries of the first phase, and the body has an average strength of at least 700 MPa.

Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. The methods set forth herein disclose novel sintering techniques, for solid state energy storage devices and the components thereof.