Compositions: ceramic inventions 05/06

20060111230 - Synergistic composition for preparing high concentration fullerene (c60) glass and a method for preparing the glass in bulk monolith: The present invention relates to a synergistic composition for preparing high concentration fullerene (C60)-glass and a method for preparing glass doped with fullerene (C60) in bulk monolith using the synergistic composition, which may be used as a nonlinear photonic material and more particularly as a nonlinear optical medium and optical...

20060111231 - Use of lead-free and phosphate-containing glasses in a precision moulding process: The present invention relates to the use of lead-free and phosphate-containing glasses, preferably coloured and filter glasses which absorb light in the infrared region (IR-region), in a precision moulding process. Preferably, the content of fluorine in the glass is low. Advantageously, so optical constituents can be produced without finishing, such...

20060105897 - Optical glass, glass material for press molding, optical element, and method of manufacturing same: Disclosed is an optical glass comprising, expressed as weight percentages, greater than or equal to 18 percent and less than 30 percent of SiO2, greater than or equal to 12 percent and less than 23 percent of BaO, 22 to 37 percent TiO2, greater than or equal to 7 percent...

20060105898 - Low melting glass, sealing composition and sealing paste: A low melting glass, which contains substantially no lead and contains 70-90% of Bi2O3, 1-20% of ZnO, 2-12% of B2O3, 0.1-5% of Al2O3, 0.1-5% of CeO2, 0-5% of CuO, 0-0.2% of Fe2O3and 0.05-5% of CuO+Fe2O3 in mass %, wherein a content of alkali metal oxides in the glass composition is...

20060105899 - Furnace with series-arranged baths for producing glass compounds having a low degree of unmelted material: The invention relates to a furnace for the continuous melting of a composition comprising silica, the said furnace comprising at least two tanks in series, said tanks each comprising at least one burner submerged in the melt. The invention also relates to the process for manufacturing compositions comprising silica using...

20060105900 - Optical glass, precision press-molding preform, process for producing the preform, optical element and process for producing the element: An optical glass having high refractivity and a low sag temperature and having a low-temperature softening property that enables precision press-molding is provided, and the optical glass contains, by mol %, 5 to 50% of B2O3, 3 to 50% of SiO2, 5 to 40% of TiO2, 1 to 40% of...

20060105901 - Slag conditioner composition, process for manufacture and method of use in steel production: A slag conditioner containing MgO, carbon or a filler and a binder is mixed and formed under pressure to produce aggregates which can have the form of a briquette. The slag conditioner is used to improve the operating performance and refractory life in steel melting furnaces. A slag conditioner comprising...

20060100084 - Non-lead optical glass and optical fiber: A non-lead optical glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol %, from 45 to 75% of Bi2O3, from 12 to 45% of B2O3, from 1 to 20% of Ga2O3, from 1 to 20% of In2O3, from 0 to 20% of ZnO, from 0 to 15% of BaO, from 0...

20060100085 - Optical glass: An optical glass has a low glass transition temperature (Tg) and optical constants in which a refractive index (nd) is in the range of from 1.70 to less than 1.74 and an Abbe number (νd) is between 40 and 45 (excluding 40 and 45), has a content of SiO2 is...

20060100086 - Ceramic material: The present invention relates to a ceramic material containing yttrium silicate which further contains zirconium, and to the use of said ceramic material as a heat and/or corrosion protection layer, and to a process for preparing coatings with said ceramic material....

20060100087 - Ceramic composition being fired at low temperature and having high strength and method for preparing the same, and laminated electronic parts using the same: A high-strength, low-temperature-sintered ceramic composition having a structure comprising a SrAl2Si2O8 Crystal and an Al2O3 crystal, the SrAl2Si2O8 crystal being composed of hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 alone or hexagonal SrAl2Si2O8 and monoclinic SrAl2Si2O8, and a peak intensity ratio represented by I101/(I101+I002)×100 being 5% or more in an X-ray diffraction measurement by a...

20060100088 - Transparent multi-cation ceramic and method of making: A method of making a multi-cation ceramic having an average grain size of less than 1 micron is provided. The method includes the steps of providing at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material comprises a first cation and the second material comprises a second...

20060094583 - Modification of alkaline earth silicate fibres: A method of making refractory alkaline earth silicate fibres from a melt, including the use as an intended component of alkali metal to improve the mechanical properties of the fibre in comparison with a fibre free of alkali metal....

20060094584 - Glass for laser processing: where M[NFO], M[TiO2], and M[NMO] denote the content by percentage of network forming oxides (mol %), that of TiO2 (mol %), and that of network modifying oxides (mol %), respectively. With this structure, a glass for laser processing is obtained in which not only the vicinity of the surface thereof...

20060094585 - Sag control of isopipes used in making sheet glass by the fusion process: Isopipes for use in making sheet glass by a fusion process are provided which exhibit reduced sag. The isopipes are composed of a zircon refractory which has a mean creep rate (MCR) at 1180° C. and 250 psi and a 95 percent confidence band (CB) for said mean creep rate...

20060094586 - Dielectric ceramic composition and method: Multiphase metal oxide ceramic compositions suitable for use in microwave band filters for telecommunications equipment are composites of metal oxides which comprise, on an elemental weight basis, about 42 to about 50% aluminum, about 2.5 to about 6% titanium, about 0.05 to about 1.5% niobium, about 0.04 to about 1%...