A joining method includes placing a brazing element between an interface area of a first ceramic piece and an interface area of a second ceramic piece to create a joining pre-assembly and placing the components of said joining pre-assembly into a process chamber. Oxygen is removed from said process chamber and at least said brazing element of said joining pre-assembly is heated, thereby hermetically joining said first ceramic piece to said second ceramic piece. Said brazing element consists of Cobalt and Carbon.

A unitary ceramic component is provided that includes a first ceramic component; a second ceramic component; and a series-hybrid joint coupling the first ceramic component to the second ceramic component. The series-hybrid joint includes a first bonding interface coupling the first ceramic component and the second ceramic component and a second bonding interface coupling the first ceramic component and the second ceramic component. The first bonding interface exhibits properties that are different from the second bonding interface.

A system for producing chemicals, such as, ethylene or gasoline, at high temperature (above 1100 degrees C.) having a feedstock source. The system includes a chemical conversion portion connected with the feedstock source to receive feedstock and convert the feedstock to ethylene or gasoline. The conversion portion includes a coil array and a furnace that heats the feedstock to temperatures in excess of 1100 C. or 1200 C. or even 1250 C. or even 1300 C. or even 1400 C. A method for producing chemicals, such as ethylene or gasoline, at high temperature.

There are provided a continuous fiber-reinforced silicon carbide member and the like which allow sufficient improvement in a mechanical property and environmental resistance. The continuous fiber-reinforced silicon carbide member of an embodiment is a tubular shape and has a first composite material layer and a second composite material layer. In the first composite material layer, continuous fibers of silicon carbide are combined with a matrix of silicon carbide. In the second composite material layer, continuous fibers of carbon are combined with a matrix of silicon carbide. Then, the first composite material layer and the second composite material layer are stacked.

A shower plate according to the present disclosure includes a ceramic sintered body, the ceramic sintered body comprising a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a through hole positioned between the first surface and the second surface. An inner surface of the through hole includes a protruding crystal grain which protrudes more than an exposed part of a grain boundary phase existing between crystal grains. In addition, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes the shower plate mentioned above.

Provided is a gas sensor free from an unbonded space being in communication with an internal space. A gas sensor, which includes a sensor element including a plurality of layers that are bonded and formed of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte and which reduces a predetermined gas component of a measurement gas to identify a concentration of the gas component on the basis of a current flowing through the solid electrolyte, includes an internal space in which a measurement gas having the ability to reduce the gas component is provided. Of the plurality of layers, an interlaminar bonding layer, which bonds a layer forming a bottom surface of the internal space and a layer forming a side surface of the internal space, projects into the internal space.

The invention discloses a packaging film for a battery. The packaging film for the battery comprises an electrolyte-resistant layer, a protective layer, and a high-rigidity material layer. The high-rigidity material layer is located between the electrolyte-resistant layer and the protective layer. The high-rigidity material layer comprises a substrate layer and at least one cermet film. The substrate layer has two surfaces facing the electrolyte-resistant layer and the protective layer respectively. The at least one cermet film is located on at least one of the two surfaces of the substrate layer.

A laminated glazing having a first ply connected to a second ply by a polymeric interlayer; and a solar control coating located on at least one of the major surfaces thereof, the solar control coating including: a first phase adjustment layer; a first metallic layer located over the first phase adjustment layer; a first primer layer located over the first metallic layer; a second phase adjustment layer located over the first primer layer; a second metallic layer located over the second phase adjustment layer; a second primer layer located over the second metallic layer; a third phase adjustment layer located over the second primer layer; a third metallic layer located over the third phase adjustment layer; a third primer layer located over the third metallic layer; a fourth phase adjustment layer located over the third primer layer; and a protective layer located over the fourth phase adjustment layer.

A system for producing chemicals, such as, ethylene or gasoline, at high temperature (above 1100 degrees C.) having a feedstock source. The system includes a chemical conversion portion connected with the feedstock source to receive feedstock and convert the feedstock to ethylene or gasoline. The conversion portion includes a coil array and a furnace that heats the feedstock to temperatures in excess of 1100 C. or 1200 C. or even 1250 C. or even 1300 C. or even 1400 C. A method for producing chemicals, such as ethylene or gasoline, at high temperature.

An assembly including a ceramic body. The assembly comprises a tungsten coupling attached to the ceramic body with a first joint that forms a first helium tight seal between the ceramic body and the tungsten coupling and where the first helium tight seal maintains its integrity at a temperature over 400 C. The assembly includes a metal body attached to the tungsten coupling with a second joint that forms a second helium tight seal between the metal body and the tungsten coupling and where the second helium tight seal maintains its integrity at a temperature over 400 C. A method. A mixture. A coupling.