The invention relates to a binder, which contains water glass and further a phosphate or a borate or both. The invention further relates to a method for constructing molds and cores layer by layer, the molds and cores comprising a construction material mixture, which at least comprises a refractory molding base material, and the binder. In order to produce the molds and cores layer by layer in 3-D printing, the refractory molding base material is applied layer by layer and is selectively printed with the binder layer by layer, and consequently a body corresponding to the molds or cores is constructed and the molds or cores are released after the unbonded construction material mixture has been removed.

A method of manufacturing ceramic composite material comprises forming a combination of flowable metal oxide precursor (102), which is water-insoluble, and electroceramic powder (104) for covering surfaces of the electroceramic particles (500) with the metal oxide precursor (102), the electroceramic powder (104). A major fraction of the particles (500) has particle diameters within a range 50 μm to 200 μm, and a minor fraction of the particles has diameters smaller than the lower limit of said range, the major fraction having a variety of particle diameters. Then pressure 100 MPa to 500 MPa is applied to said combination, and said combination is exposed, under the pressure, to a heat treatment, which has a maximum temperature within 100° C. to 500° C. for a predefined period for forming the ceramic composite material.

Various shaped abrasive particles are disclosed. Each shaped abrasive particle includes a body having at least one major surface and a side surface extending from the major surface.

The present application provides a resin carbon anode green body, and a resin carbon anode green body intermediate is obtained by hardening treatment of the resin carbon anode green body, and the resin carbon anode green body intermediate has the following spectral characteristics when tested by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: there are characteristic peaks at the retention times of 4.95±0.3 min, 5.32±0.3 min, 5.47±0.3 min and 5.92±0.3 min. The present application also provides a method for preparing the resin carbon anode green body. In addition, the present application also provides a resin carbon anode green body intermediate, a resin carbon anode and the corresponding preparation methods and uses.

Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.

Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.

The invention relates to a method for utilizing mineral materials for additive manufacturing that can be implemented more quickly, more economically and with greater technical simplicity, in comparison with common additive manufacturing, by virtue of controlled expansion in the sintering process by means of a laser source. The entire production process is free of organic materials and allows previously unfeasible end uses in the fields of acoustic insulation, thermal insulation, fire protection, filtration, design objects and lightweight components to be realized. In particular, the invention relates to a method for producing a product by means of 3-D printing or additive manufacturing, wherein an open-pore lightweight part is constructed layer-by-layer, without the use of organic binders or other organic auxiliary agents, from a pulverous mineral starting raw substance of natural origin, which raw substance is obtained without chemical alteration of the solid constituents of the natural material, and wherein, beginning with the second layer, the most recently applied layer is bonded to the surface of the existing body of the lightweight part by means of immediately subsequently performed direct selective laser sintering.

A composition and a solid material is especially suitable for the manufacture of an antenna adapted to operate in the very high frequency and ultra high frequency or V/UHF band. The composition has the formula Ni.sub.aZn.sub.bCu.sub.cCo.sub.dFe.sub.2-δO.sub.4, in which 2(a+b+c+d)+3(2−δ)=8, 0.05<b<0.5, e.g. 0.1<b<0.5, e.g. 0.1<b<0.4, e.g. 0.15<b<0.35, 0.10<c<0.25, preferably 0.15<c<0.25, alternatively c is 0.20, 0.04<d<0.25, preferably 0.06<d<0.25, and more preferably 0.07<d<0.25, and δ<0.05.

The present invention relates to a sintering agent for dry particulate refractory compositions and dry particulate refractory compositions. The use of dry particulate refractory compositions also form part of the present invention.

Methods and apparatuses for additive manufacturing are described. A method for additive manufacturing may include exposing a layer of material on a build surface to one or more projections of laser energy including at least one line laser having a substantially linear shape. The intensity of the line laser may be modulated so as to cause fusion of the layer of material according to a desired pattern as the one or more projections of laser energy are scanned across the build surface.