The present invention relates to a compact container having a discharge plate made of ceramic, and more specifically, a compact container having a discharge plate made of ceramic, wherein, since the discharge plate is made of ceramic, the discharge plate is not to be worn out when a user spreads gel contents on the discharge plate and impregnates the puff with the gel contents. The ceramic which forms the discharge plate has high hardness and excellent heat resistance and wear resistance, thereby enabling long-time use. Cosmetic is allowed to exert antibacterial and antiseptic actions and heavy metal-removing and deodorizing functions when passing through the discharge plate. In addition, since the discharge plate is made of ceramic, the discharge plate is not bent and is lowered down with the entire part thereof balanced, even when the user presses the discharge plate for use of the cosmetic.

The present invention relates to a compact container having a discharge plate made of ceramic, and more specifically, a compact container having a discharge plate made of ceramic, wherein, since the discharge plate is made of ceramic, the discharge plate is not to be worn out when a user spreads gel contents on the discharge plate and impregnates the puff with the gel contents. The ceramic which forms the discharge plate has high hardness and excellent heat resistance and wear resistance, thereby enabling long-time use. Cosmetic is allowed to exert antibacterial and antiseptic actions and heavy metal-removing and deodorizing functions when passing through the discharge plate. In addition, since the discharge plate is made of ceramic, the discharge plate is not bent and is lowered down with the entire part thereof balanced, even when the user presses the discharge plate for use of the cosmetic.

A composition suitable for 3D printing. The composition is in the form of a filament and includes: a) a metal and/or ceramic powder: b) an organic binding phase including two parts: b1) at least one thermoplastic compound selected from thermoplastic polymers and waxes; and b2) at least one volatile organic compound which has a vapor pressure at 50° C., ranging from more than 0 bar to 0.05 bar, wherein the amount of the at least one volatile organic compound ranges from more than 0.5% to 40% (v/v) by volume relative to the total volume of the composition.

Ultra-high temperature carbide (UHTC) foams and methods of fabricating and using the same are provided. The UHTC foams are produced in a three-step process, including UHTC slurry preparation, freeze-drying, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The fabrication methods allow for the production of any kind of single- or multi-component UHTC foam, while also providing flexibility in the shape and size of the UHTC foams to produce near-net-shape components.

A complex composite particle is made of a coal dust and binder composite that is pyrolyzed. Constituent portions of the composite react together causing the particles to increase in density and reduce in size during pyrolyzation, yielding a particle suitable for use as a proppant or in a composite structure.

A composite article comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a silicon containing material and an additive comprising boron nitride nanotubes.

There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery.

In one aspect, sintered ceramic bodies are described herein which, in some embodiments, demonstrate improved resistance to wear and enhanced cutting lifetimes. For example, a sintered ceramic body comprises tungsten carbide (WC) in an amount of 40-95 weight percent, alumina in an amount of 5-30 weight percent and ditungsten carbide (W.sub.2C) in an amount of at least 1 weight percent.

A method of producing, from a continuous or discontinuous (e.g., chopped) carbon fiber, partially to fully converted metal carbide fibers. The method comprises reacting a carbon fiber material with at least one of a metal or metal oxide source material at a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material (e.g., where practical, at a temperature greater than the vaporization temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material). Additional methods, various forms of carbon fiber, metal carbide fibers, and articles including the metal carbide fibers are also disclosed.

A method of producing, from a continuous or discontinuous (e.g., chopped) carbon fiber, partially to fully converted metal carbide fibers. The method comprises reacting a carbon fiber material with at least one of a metal or metal oxide source material at a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material (e.g., where practical, at a temperature greater than the vaporization temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material). Additional methods, various forms of carbon fiber, metal carbide fibers, and articles including the metal carbide fibers are also disclosed.