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US 9,625,213 · App. 14/342,001 · Granted Apr 18, 2017

Silicon-nitride-containing separating layer having high hardness

Inventors: Krishna Uibel (Waltenhofen, DE); David W. Worthey (Monroe, GA)
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
F27B14/10C23C18/1204C23C18/127C23C18/1212C23C18/1275C30B11/002C30B15/10C30B35/002H01L31/182F27B2014/104Y02E10/546Y02P70/521
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Patent No.
US 9,625,213
App. No.
14/342,001
Granted
Apr 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a shaped body comprising a substrate with a firmly adhering separating layer, wherein the separating layer comprises 92-98 wt. % silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) and 2-8 wt. % silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) and wherein the separating layer has a total oxygen content of ≦8 wt. % and a hardness of at least 10 HB 2.5/3 according to DIN EN ISO 6506-1.

Claims (8)

1. Shaped body comprising a substrate with a firmly adhering separating layer, wherein the separating layer comprises 92-98 wt. % silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) and 2-8 wt. % silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) and wherein the separating layer has a total oxygen content of ≦8 wt. % and a hardness of at least 10 HB 2.5/3 according to DIN EN ISO 6506-1.

2. The shaped body according to claim 1 , wherein the separating layer furthermore contains a residual content of a dopant in the form of a flux.

3. The shaped body according to claim 2 , wherein the dopant comprises an alkali metal compound.

4. The shaped body according to claim 3 , wherein the fraction of the dopant expressed as the alkali metal content of the separating layer is up to 150 ppm.

5. The shaped body according to claim 1 , wherein the total oxygen content of the separating layer is <5 wt. %.

6. The shaped body according to claim 1 , wherein the separating layer contains 94-98 wt. % Si 3 N 4 and 2-6 wt. % SiO 2 .

7. The shaped body according to claim 1 , wherein the hardness of the separating layer is at least 15 HBW 2.5/3 according to DIN EN ISO 6506-1.

8. The shaped body according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate consists of fused silica.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2014
From: ESK CERAMICS GMBH & CO. KG
To: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 034540/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2014
From: UIBEL, KRISHNA; WORTHEY, DAVID W.
To: ESK CERAMICS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 032986/0071 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61529552 · Aug 31, 2011
Related Publication 20140272748A1 · Sep 18, 2014