IP Library Granted Patent US 12,060,302
Granted Patent B2
US 12,060,302 · App. 17/264,338 · Granted Aug 13, 2024

Crystalline silicon carbide fiber and method for manufacturing same, and ceramic composite substrate

Inventors: Yuusuke Tominaga (Ube, JP); Hiroyuki Yamaoka (Ube, JP); Kouichirou Suyama (Ube, JP); Hideki Ozawa (Ube, JP); Mao Sumino (Ube, JP)
Assignee: UBE CORPORATION
C04B35/62281C04B35/64C04B35/80D01D5/08D01F9/10C04B2235/5244C04B2235/656C04B2235/658C04B2235/661C04B2235/75
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Patent No.
US 12,060,302
App. No.
17/264,338
Granted
Aug 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A crystalline silicon carbide fiber containing silicon carbide and boron nitride, the crystalline silicon carbide fiber having a content of Si of 64% to 72% by weight, a content of C of 28% to 35% by weight, and a content of B of 0.1% to 3.0% by weight, and including, at a surface portion, a composition gradient layer in which a content of silicon carbide increases while a content of boron nitride decreases toward a depth direction.

Claims (70)

1. A crystalline silicon carbide fiber comprising:

silicon carbide; and

boron nitride;

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber having a content of Si of 64% to 72% by weight, a content of C of 28% to 35% by weight, a content of B of 0.1% to 3.0% by weight, and a content of Ti of less than 0.1% by weight, and

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including, at a surface portion, a composition gradient layer in which a content of silicon carbide increases while a content of boron nitride decreases toward a depth direction.

2. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 1 ,

wherein the crystalline silicon carbide fiber includes a main body portion containing silicon carbide as a main component on a side closer to the center than the composition gradient layer, and

the composition gradient layer includes a B-rich portion having a higher atomic ratio of B than that of Si on a surface side; and a Si-rich portion having a higher atomic ratio of Si than that of B on a side closer to a main body portion side than the B-rich portion.

3. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 2 , wherein the B-rich portion has a thickness of 30 nm or more.

4. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 2 , wherein the atomic ratio of B in the B-rich portion is 5 atom % or more.

5. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 1 , wherein the composition gradient layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more.

6. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 1 ,

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, and Mg,

wherein in the case of including Al, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Y, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Zr, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight, and

in the case of including Mg, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less.

7. A method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber, the method comprising:

a calcination step of heating an amorphous silicon carbide fiber containing boron to 1550° ° C. to 2200° C. in an inert atmosphere including nitrogen and thereby forming, at a surface portion, a composition gradient layer in which a content of silicon carbide increases while a content of boron nitride decreases toward a depth direction;

wherein the content of Si is 64% to 72% by weight, the content of C is 28% to 35% by weight, the content of B is 0.1% to 3.0% by weight, and a content of Ti is less than 0.1% by weight.

8. The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 7 , the method comprising:

a pretreatment step of heating, before the calcination step, the amorphous silicon carbide fiber containing boron at 1550° ° C. to 1850° C. in an inert atmosphere different from nitrogen and obtaining a heating treatment product,

wherein in the calcination step, the heating treatment product is heated at a temperature higher than that of the pretreatment step, in an inert atmosphere including nitrogen.

9. The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 8 , wherein in the calcination step, the heating treatment product is heated to 1900° ° C. to 2200° ° C.

10. The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 7 , the method comprising:

a spinning step of melt-spinning a thermoplastic polymer composition including an organosilicon polymer and an organoboron compound to obtain a fiber;

an infusibilization step of heating the fiber in an atmosphere including oxygen; and

a heating step of heating a infusibilized fiber at a temperature in the range of 800° ° C. to 1500° C. in an inert gas and thereby obtaining the amorphous silicon carbide fiber.

11. A ceramic composite substrate comprising:

a ceramic material; and

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 1 .

12. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 3 , wherein the atomic ratio of B in the B-rich portion is 5 atom % or more.

13. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 2 , wherein the composition gradient layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more.

14. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 3 , wherein the composition gradient layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more.

15. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 4 , wherein the composition gradient layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more.

16. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 2 ,

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, and Mg,

wherein in the case of including Al, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Y, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Zr, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight, and

in the case of including Mg, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less.

17. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 3 ,

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, and Mg,

wherein in the case of including Al, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Y, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Zr, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight, and

in the case of including Mg, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less.

18. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 4 ,

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, and Mg,

wherein in the case of including Al, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Y, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Zr, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight, and

in the case of including Mg, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less.

19. The crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 5 ,

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, and Mg,

wherein in the case of including Al, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Y, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less,

in the case of including Zr, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight, and

in the case of including Mg, a content thereof is 3.8% by weight or less.

20. The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 8 , the method comprising:

a spinning step of melt-spinning a thermoplastic polymer composition including an organosilicon polymer and an organoboron compound to obtain a fiber;

an infusibilization step of heating the fiber in an atmosphere including oxygen; and

a heating step of heating a infusibilized fiber at a temperature in the range of 800° ° C. to 1500° C. in an inert gas and thereby obtaining the amorphous silicon carbide fiber.

21. The method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 9 , the method comprising:

a spinning step of melt-spinning a thermoplastic polymer composition including an organosilicon polymer and an organoboron compound to obtain a fiber;

an infusibilization step of heating the fiber in an atmosphere including oxygen; and

a heating step of heating an infusibilized fiber at a temperature in the range of 800° ° C. to 1500° ° C. in an inert gas and thereby obtaining the amorphous silicon carbide fiber.

22. A ceramic composite substrate comprising:

a ceramic material; and

the crystalline silicon carbide fiber according to claim 6 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: UBE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062135/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: TOMINAGA, YUUSUKE; YAMAOKA, HIROYUKI; SUYAMA, KOUICHIROU; OZAWA, HIDEKI; SUMINO, MAO
To: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055072/0248 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-147709 · Aug 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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