A method for producing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material includes impregnating a set of ceramic fibers with a non-fibrous ceramic material, resulting in a precursor matrix, stabilizing the precursor matrix, resulting in a stabilized matrix, and densifying the stabilized matrix using a frequency assisted sintering technology (FAST) process, resulting in a densified CMC material. The resulting densified CMC exhibits superior strength and toughness, relative to prior CMCs.

A refractory, coarse ceramic product including at least one granular refractory material, has an open porosity of between 22 and 45 vol.-%, in particular of between 23 and 29 vol.-%, and a grain structure of the refractory material, wherein the medium grain size fraction with grain sizes of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm is 10 to 55 wt.-%, in particular 35 to 50 wt.-%, and wherein the remainder of the grain structure is a finest grain fraction with grain sizes of up to 0.1 mm and/or coarse-grain fraction with grain sizes of more than 0.5 mm.

The present disclosure relates to a dental ceramic article comprising ceramic components, the ceramic components having ZrO2 and Al2O3 and at least one component comprising Mn, Er or mixtures thereof, Al2O3 being present in an amount below about 0.15 wt.-% with respect to the weight of the ceramic article. The present disclosure relates also to kit of parts comprising a ceramic article and a coloring solution and processes for producing a dental ceramic article.

Provided are metal oxide ceramic materials and intermediate materials thereof (e.g., nanozirconia gels, nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental articles). The nanozirconia gels are formable gels. Also provided are methods of making and using the metal oxide materials and intermediate materials. The nanozirconia gels can be made using, for example, osmotic processing. The nanozirconia gels can be used to make nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental article. The nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental articles have desirable properties (e.g., optical properties and mechanical properties).

A binder solution comprises greater than or equal to 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to 20 wt % of nanoparticles, a thermoplastic binder, and a solvent. The nanoparticles may comprise metallic nanoparticles comprising nickel, silver, chromium, aluminum, cobalt, iron, or combinations thereof. The nanoparticles may comprise ceramic nanoparticles, the comprising alumina, aluminum nitride, zirconia, titania, silica, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, boron nitride, or combinations thereof. A method of manufacturing a part includes depositing a layer of particulate material on a working surface, applying a binder solution into the layer of particulate material in a pattern, repeating the steps of depositing and selectively applying to form a plurality of layers of particulate material with the applied binder solution, and curing the applied binder solution in the plurality of layers of particulate material with the applied binder solution to evaporate the solvent and thereby form a green body part.

An interconnect structure includes an interconnect structure includes an etching stop layer; a dielectric layer and an insert layer on the etching stop layer, and a conductive feature in the dielectric layer, the insert layer and the etching stop layer. A material of the insert layer is different from the dielectric layer and the etching stop layer.

The present invention provides a resin composition for a ceramic green sheet capable of providing a ceramic green sheet that has high mechanical strength even with small thickness and is less likely to have appearance defects after cutting or dimensional changes after drying, and a ceramic green sheet and a multilayer ceramic capacitor each produced using the resin composition for a ceramic green sheet. Provided is a resin composition for a ceramic green sheet, the resin composition containing a polyvinyl acetal resin, the resin composition having a tan δ peak top of 1.25 or more and a loss modulus E″ of 2.30×10.sup.8 Pa or more.

A method of making an Al—B.sub.4C composite with Mg addition comprising providing a first mixture of B.sub.4C, Al and Mg powder, producing a powder mixture, adding Mg to the powder mixture, forming pellets, creating a composite, annealing the composite, and forming an Al—Mg—B.sub.4C composite. An Al—B.sub.4C composite with Mg addition comprising Al, Mg comprising 4 wt. %, and B.sub.4C comprising 8 wt. %. An Al—B.sub.4C composite with Mg addition made from the steps comprising providing a first mixture of B.sub.4C, Al and Mg powder, producing a powder mixture, adding Mg to the powder mixture, forming pellets, creating a composite, annealing the composite, and forming an Al—Mg—B.sub.4C composite.

A composition which can be photopolymerized to make a part consisting of an oxide ceramic, or a hybrid part comprising at least one oxide ceramic and organic constituents, by a stereolithographic technique, the composition comprising: at least one photopolymerizable organic compound; at least one photo-initiator; at least one precursor of the oxide ceramic wherein the composition comprises from 25% to 70% by mass, relative to the total mass of the composition, of the at least one precursor of the oxide ceramic; and wherein the at least one precursor of the oxide ceramic comprises a mixture comprising a nanometric powder of the oxide ceramic, and at least one other element selected from a micrometric powder of the oxide ceramic and a pre-ceramic compound of the oxide ceramic.

The present invention relates to a green body, a pre-ceramic body and a ceramic body based on metal oxide particles, in particular zirconium oxide. The present invention also relates to the method of producing said materials and to the use thereof, in particular in the field of dentistry.