Inventors:
Vimal K. Pujari - Northboro MA
Dennis M. Tracey - Medfield MA
Michael R. Foley - Oxford MA
Norman I. Paille - Oxford MA
Paul J. Pelletier - Millbury MA
Lenny C. Sales - Grafton MA
Craig A. Willkens - Sterling MA
Russell L. Yeckley - Oakham MA
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corporation - Worcester MA
International Classification:
C04B 35587
Abstract:
A silicon nitride ceramic comprising:
a) inclusions no greater than 25 microns in length,
b) agglomerates no greater than 20 microns in diameter, and
c) a surface finish of less than about 8 microinches, said ceramic having a four-point flexural strength of at least about 900 MPa.