Inventors:
Richard E. Tressler - Boalsburg PA, US
James H. Adair - State College PA, US
David L. Shelleman - Phillpsburg PA, US
Julie M. Anderson - State College PA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Power Devices, Inc. - Washington DC
International Classification:
C01G 25/02
Abstract:
Solid, shaped and fired fibers of TiOand TiOare made by firing TiOfibers in a reducing atmosphere. In a first aspect, the TiOfibers are made by extruding into air a viscous TiOgel and heat treating the resulting green fibers to remove solvent, decompose and to volatilize undesired constituents to form electrically conductive, refractory fibers of TiOand TiO. In a second aspect, solid, shaped and fired fibers of TiOand TiOare made by firing extruded fibers from mixtures of TiO.