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reaction-bonded silicon nitride

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Also known as: RBSN

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  • Steps in doctor blading, a tape-casting process employed in the production of ceramic films. Ceramic powder and solvent are mixed to form a slurry, which is treated with various additives and binders, homogenized, and then pumped directly to a tape-casting machine. There the slurry is continuously cast onto the surface of a moving carrier film. The edge of a smooth knife, generally called a doctor blade, spreads the slurry onto the carrier film at a specified thickness, thereby generating a flexible tape. Heat lamps gently evaporate the solvent, and the dry tape is peeled away from the carrier film and rolled onto a take-up reel for additional processing.
    In advanced ceramics: Reaction sintering

    Reaction-bonded silicon nitride (RBSN) is made from finely divided silicon powders that are formed to shape and subsequently reacted in a mixed nitrogen/hydrogen or nitrogen/helium atmosphere at 1,200 to 1,250 °C (2,200 to 2,300 °F). The nitrogen permeates the porous body and reacts with the…

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