IP Library Granted Patent US 12,024,435
Granted Patent B2
US 12,024,435 · App. 16/969,338 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Sintered metal carbide and heat-resistant member for silicon carbide semiconductor manufacturing device comprising same

Inventors: Hitoshi Kajino (Omuta, JP); Shoji Imaura (Omuta, JP)
Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
C01B32/921C01B32/914C01P2006/10C01P2006/16C01P2006/37C01P2006/80H01L29/1608
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Patent No.
US 12,024,435
App. No.
16/969,338
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Out of sintered metal carbides having an extremely high melting point, there is provided a sintered metal carbide which can be produced without having to perform sintering under high pressure such as hot pressing or HIP, having a high relative density and excellent mechanical strength. A sintered metal carbide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups 4 and 5 of the periodic table, wherein the sintered metal carbide contains Si element of 0.1 wtppm or more and 10,000 wtppm or less.

Claims (13)

1. A sintered metal carbide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, comprising:

0.1 wtppm or more and 100 wtppm or less of Si element.

2. The sintered metal carbide according to claim 1 , wherein a relative density of the sintered metal carbide is 95% or more.

3. The sintered metal carbide according to claim 1 , wherein the sintered metal carbide includes pores and an average size of the pores is 50 μm or less.

4. The sintered metal carbide according to claim 1 , wherein the sintered metal carbide has a closed porosity of 5% or less.

5. The sintered metal carbide according to claim 1 , wherein a total emissivity at 25° C. of the sintered metal carbide measured in accordance with JIS R 1693-2:2012 is 10% or more and 40% or less.

6. A heat-resistant member for a silicon carbide semiconductor manufacturing device, comprising:

a sintered metal carbide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb, comprising:

0.1 wtppm or more and 100 wtppm or less of Si element.

7. The heat-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein a relative density of the sintered metal carbide is 95% or more.

8. The heat-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein the sintered metal carbide includes pores and an average size of the pores is 50 μm or less.

9. The heat-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein the sintered metal carbide has a closed porosity of 5% or less.

10. The heat-resistant member according to claim 6 , wherein a total emissivity at 25° C. of the sintered metal carbide measured in accordance with JIS R 1693-2:2012 is 10% or more and 40% or less.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY, LIMITED
To: MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075357/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: KAJINO, HITOSHI; IMAURA, SHOJI
To: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054037/0851 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-023079 · Feb 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210024357A1 · Jan 28, 2021