A hard composite composition may comprise a binder and a polymodal blend of matrix powder. The polymodal blend of matrix powder may have at least one first local maxima at a particle size of about 0.5 nm to about 30 m, at least one second local maxima at a particle size of about 200 m to about 10 mm, and at least one local minima between a particle size of about 30 m to about 200 m that has a value that is less than the first local maxima.

The present invention relates to nuclear fuel compositions including uranium dioxide with integral fuel burnable absorber, and triuranium disilicide and a composite of uranium mononitride and triuranium disilicide with or without integral fuel burnable absorber, and methods of sintering these compositions. The sintering is conducted using SPS/FAST apparatus and techniques. The sintering time and temperature is reduced using SPS/FAST as compared to conventional sintering methods for nuclear fuel compositions. The nuclear fuel compositions of the present invention are particularly useful in light water reactors.

The present disclosure provides a sputtering target containing one or more metals of Fe, Co, Cr, and Pt, and one or more of C and BN, with less generation of particles, and a method for producing the same. A sputtering target including: one or more metallic phases selected from a group consisting of Fe, Co, Cr, and Pt; and one or more nonmetallic phases selected from a group consisting of C and BN, wherein the sputtering target satisfies: A40, and A/B1.7 in which A represents the number of boundaries between the metallic phases and the nonmetallic phases on a line segment having a length of 500 m drawn in a vertical direction, in a structure photograph; and B represents the number of boundaries between the metallic phases and the nonmetallic phases on a line segment having a length of 500 m drawn in a horizontal direction, in the structure photograph.

The present disclosure provides a sputtering target containing one or more metals of Fe, Co, Cr, and Pt, and one or more of C and BN, with less generation of particles, and a method for producing the same. A sputtering target including: one or more metallic phases selected from a group consisting of Fe, Co, Cr, and Pt; and one or more nonmetallic phases selected from a group consisting of C and BN, wherein the sputtering target satisfies: A40, and A/B1.7 in which A represents the number of boundaries between the metallic phases and the nonmetallic phases on a line segment having a length of 500 m drawn in a vertical direction, in a structure photograph; and B represents the number of boundaries between the metallic phases and the nonmetallic phases on a line segment having a length of 500 m drawn in a horizontal direction, in the structure photograph.

One aspect relates to a component comprising i. a base body having a first component surface and a further component surface, the base body comprising a ceramic at least to an extent of 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the base body; ii. at least one electrical conduction element, the at least one electrical conduction element comprising a metal at least to an extent of 51 wt %, based on the electrical conduction element, and the at least one electrical conduction element passing through the entire base body from the first component surface to the further component surface; iii. at least one fastening element having a contact area, the at least one fastening element comprising a metal at least to an extent of 51 wt %, based on the fastening element, and the fastening element being surrounded at least in part by the base body.

The present disclosure relates to a process to integrate sintered components in a laminate substrate. The disclosed process starts with providing a precursor substrate, which includes a substrate body having an opening through the substrate body, and a first foil layer. Herein, the first foil layer is formed underneath the substrate body, so as to fully cover a bottom of the opening. Next, a sinterable base material is applied into the opening and over the first foil layer, and then sintered at a first sintering temperature to create a sintered base component. A sinterable contact material is applied over the sintered base component, and then sintered at a second sintering temperature to create a sintered contact film. The sintered base component is confined within the opening by the substrate body on sides, by the first foil layer on bottom, and by the sintered contact film on top.

The present disclosure relates to a laminate substrate with sintered components. The disclosed laminate substrate includes a substrate body having an opening through the substrate body, a first foil layer, a sintered base component, and a sintered contact film. The first foil layer is formed underneath the substrate body, such that a first portion of the first foil layer fully covers the bottom of the opening. The sintered base component is formed within the opening and over the first portion of the first foil layer. Herein, the sintered base component has a dielectric constant between 10 and 500, or has a relative permeability greater than 5. The sintered contact film is formed over the sintered base component. The sintered base component is confined within the opening by the substrate body on sides, by the first foil layer on the bottom, and by the sintered contact film on the top.

A method of synthesizing aluminum nitride, the method includes: preparing mixed powder containing 0.5 to 8 wt % of zinc powder, 0.01 to 2 wt % of magnesium powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of silicon powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of copper powder, and a balanced amount of aluminum powder; preparing a feedstock of the mixed powder blended and filled with thermoplastic organic binder, by pressured kneading the mixed powder and the thermoplastic organic binder; forming granules of the feedstock by crushing the feedstock or forming a molded body of the feedstock via a powder molding method; and debinding the granules or the molded body by heating under a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and then performing direct nitridation between aluminum and a nitrogen gas at a temperature higher than a debinding temperature.

The present disclosure relates to building very large gas turbines without changing rotor materials. The gas turbine part can include a structure composed of a metal and a ternary ceramic called MAX phase, having a formula Mn+1AXn, where n=1, 2, or 3, M is an early transition metal such as Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Sc, Ta, and A is an A-group element such as Al, Si, P, S, Ga, Ge, As, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb, and X is C and/or N.

The present disclosure relates to building very large gas turbines without changing rotor materials. The gas turbine part can include a structure composed of a metal and a ternary ceramic called MAX phase, having a formula Mn+1AXn, where n=1, 2, or 3, M is an early transition metal such as Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Sc, Ta, and A is an A-group element such as Al, Si, P, S, Ga, Ge, As, Cd, In, Sn, Tl, Pb, and X is C and/or N.