A sinterable compound may comprise one or more Ga-alkali metal alloys (and/or one or more Hg-alkali metal amalgams) and one or more filler materials (e.g., one or more dielectric materials). To form a dielectric article or other article, the compound may be formed into a desired shape. Raising the temperature of the compound initiates an exothermic reaction of alkali metal and water and causes the filler materials to self-sinter.

This heat-resistant sintered material has, as an overall composition, a composition including, in terms of % by mass, Cr: 15% to 30%, Ni: 8% to 30%, Si: 2.0% to 6.0%, and C: 0.5% to 2.5% with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the heat-resistant sintered material has a structure in which hard phases are dispersed in a matrix, the matrix includes Fe, Cr, Ni, and Si, the hard phase includes Fe, Cr, and C, and a porosity is 2.0% or less.

This heat-resistant sintered material has, as an overall composition, a composition including, in terms of % by mass, Cr: 15% to 30%, Ni: 8% to 30%, Si: 2.0% to 6.0%, and C: 0.5% to 2.5% with a remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the heat-resistant sintered material has a structure in which hard phases are dispersed in a matrix, the matrix includes Fe, Cr, Ni, and Si, the hard phase includes Fe, Cr, and C, and a porosity is 2.0% or less.

The present invention relates to a hard particle powder for a sintered body, the powder including, in terms of mass %, 0.01≤C≤1.0, 2.5≤Si≤3.3, 0.1≤Ni≤20.0, 5.0≤Cr≤15.0, and 35.0≤Mo≤45.0, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the powder before performing sintering comprises an alloy phase comprising a hexagonal crystal structure of C14 type Laves phase.

The present invention relates to a hard particle powder for a sintered body, the powder including, in terms of mass %, 0.01≤C≤1.0, 2.5≤Si≤3.3, 0.1≤Ni≤20.0, 5.0≤Cr≤15.0, and 35.0≤Mo≤45.0, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which the powder before performing sintering comprises an alloy phase comprising a hexagonal crystal structure of C14 type Laves phase.

A method of fabricating a burner element for an abatement apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises: injection moulding a charge comprising metal particles and a flow compound into a mould defining the burner element to produce a moulded burner element; and sintering the moulded burner element. In this way, injection moulding is used to produce the burner element, which provides far more flexibility regarding the design and properties of the burner element and avoids the necessity of incorporating a perforated support into the burner element. This allows burner elements of more intricate design to be produced, as well as burner elements which are thinner than those produced using existing techniques, which increases the volume of a combustion chamber defined by that burner element for any external burner element size, which in turn increases the amount of effluent gas that can be treated for any burner size.

A method of fabricating a burner element for an abatement apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises: injection moulding a charge comprising metal particles and a flow compound into a mould defining the burner element to produce a moulded burner element; and sintering the moulded burner element. In this way, injection moulding is used to produce the burner element, which provides far more flexibility regarding the design and properties of the burner element and avoids the necessity of incorporating a perforated support into the burner element. This allows burner elements of more intricate design to be produced, as well as burner elements which are thinner than those produced using existing techniques, which increases the volume of a combustion chamber defined by that burner element for any external burner element size, which in turn increases the amount of effluent gas that can be treated for any burner size.

This disclosure, and the exemplary embodiments provided herein, include AM processed Ti-MMCs reinforced with either aluminum oxide or tantalum pentoxide. According to an exemplary embodiment, composite feedstock powders of Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) with 1% and 3% (by volume) reinforcements of either nano-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 or Ta.sub.2O.sub.5 are prepared by high energy ball milling and then 3-D printed using SLM.

This disclosure, and the exemplary embodiments provided herein, include AM processed Ti-MMCs reinforced with either aluminum oxide or tantalum pentoxide. According to an exemplary embodiment, composite feedstock powders of Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) with 1% and 3% (by volume) reinforcements of either nano-Al.sub.2O.sub.3 or Ta.sub.2O.sub.5 are prepared by high energy ball milling and then 3-D printed using SLM.

The present application provides a system and method for discharging and processing of lithium ion batteries to extract one or more metals. The extracted metals are in a powder form that can be reused at second stage processing facilities. The extracted metal powder can include lithium and at least one of cobalt, nickel, manganese, and carbon.