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Abstract
A method is described for preparing silicon nitride bodies of almost theoretical density. Silicon nitride powder is hot pressed with a small proportion of catalyst, preferably magnesium oxide or nitride, at 1850°C. The bodies have very high flexural strength up to high temperatures, and preliminary measurements of creep rate and thermal shock-resistance indicate that dense silicon nitride should be a suitable material from which to make components required to operate under high stress at temperatures up to ∼1200°C.
Notes
* Manuscript received 17 August 1961. Contribution to a Symposium on “Sintered High-Temperature Compounds”, to be held in London on 8 December 1961.