Heat insulating material containing a porous sintered body formed of MgAl
View Patent ↗A heat insulating material includes a porous sintered body formed of MgAl 2 O 4 and having a porosity of 60% or more and less than 73%. In the heat insulating material, pores having a pore diameter of 0.8 μm or more and less than 10 μm occupy 30 vol % or more and less than 90 vol % of a total pore volume, pores having a pore diameter of 0.01 μm or more and less than 0.8 μm occupy 10 vol % or more and less than 60 vol % of the total pore volume, the thermal conductivity at 20° C. or higher and 1500° C. or lower is 0.45 W/(m·K) or less, and the compressive strength is 2 MPa or more.
1. A heat insulating material comprising a porous sintered body formed of MgAl 2 O 4 and having a porosity of 60% or more and less than 73% in accordance with JIS R2614, wherein the porous sintered body has
pores having a pore diameter of 0.8 μm or more and less than 10 μm occupying 70 vol % or more and less than 90 vol % of the total pore volume;
pores having a pore diameter of 0.01 μm or more and less than 0.8 μm occupying 10 vol % or more and less than 20 vol % of the total pore volume;
a thermal conductivity at 20° C. to 1500° C. of 0.40 W/(m·K) or less; and
the thermal conductivity at 1000° C. to 1500° C. not exceeding 1.5 times the thermal conductivity at 20° C. or higher and lower than 1000° C.; and
the heat insulating material has a compressive strength of 2 MPa or more.
2. The heat insulating material according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal conductivity of the porous sintered body at 1000° C. to 1500° C. does not exceed 1.2 times the thermal conductivity at 20° C. or higher and lower than 1000° C.
3. A heat insulating material comprising a porous sintered body formed of MgAl 2 O 4 and having a porosity of 60% or more and less than 73% in accordance with JIS R2614, wherein the porous sintered body has
pores having a pore diameter of 0.8 μm or more and less than 10 μm occupying 30 vol % or more and less than 60 vol % of the total pore volume;
pores having a pore diameter of 0.01 μm or more and less than 0.8 μm occupying 30 vol % or more and less than 60 vol % of the total pore volume;
a thermal conductivity at 20° C. to 1500° C. of 0.40 W/(m·K) or less; and
the thermal conductivity at 1000° C. to 1500° C. not exceeding 1.5 times the thermal conductivity at 20° C. or higher and lower than 1000° C.; and
the heat insulating material has a compressive strength of 2 MPa or more.
4. The heat insulating material according to claim 3 , wherein the thermal conductivity of the porous sintered body at 1000° C. to 1500° C. does not exceed 1.2 times the thermal conductivity at 20° C. or higher and lower than 1000° C.