Abstract:
A method and corresponding apparatus for depositing a substance with temperature control on a surface of a substrate are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of : providing a cooling block having a surface that is cooled by heat exchange ; supporting said substrate from said cooling block so that the bottom surface of said substrate is spaced from said cooling block surface by a gap ; providing a gas in said gap ; and depositing said substance on the top surface of said substrate. With such a method, the temperature conditions are uniform and repeatable when depositing a substance on a substrate. The invention is especially applicable to deposition of diamond by plasma jet.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the field of cutting hard materials. More particularly, the invention describes a method and apparatus for cutting diamond. The method for cutting diamond according to the present invention, comprises the steps of providing a wire; heating said wire; and urging said wire and diamond together and moving said wire longitudinally. Preferably, the wire and/or diamond is heated to approach the metal-carbon eutectic temperature and create sensible reaction rates of the carbon on the wire surface. The wire can also carry a molten oxidant to enhance the cutting rate.
Abstract:
Alpha alumina abrasive grits with grain boundaries modified with at least one of yttria and a rare earth metal oxide, and one or more oxides selected from the oxides of magnesium and/or transition elements, perform at enhanced levels if at least the yttria and/or rare earth metal oxide modifiers are present within the body of the grit in concentrations at least as high as their concentrations at the surface of the grit.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for producing diamond film by chemical vapor deposition. Said method comprises the steps of providing an environment comprising hydrogen and a hydrocarbon gas; dissociating hydrogen gas of said environment by dielectric barrier discharge to obtain atomic hydrogen; and depositing diamond on a deposition surface from said hydrocarbon gas, assisted by said atomic hydrogen. This method allows to produce synthetic diamond film with increased efficiency and at a lower cost.
Abstract:
Shaped ceramic articles can be obtained by screen printing the desired shapes from a dimensionally stable dispersion of a precursor of the ceramic onto a surface, drying the screen printed shapes so obtained and firing them to generate the shaped ceramic articles.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for depositing synthetic diamond film (120) on a substrate (110). More particularly, the invention relates to depositing diamond film as a coating on substances that have coefficients of thermal expansion that are not well matched to the coefficient of thermal expansion of diamond film. The method of the invention includes the following steps : pre-stressing (125) the substrate to obtain a pre-deposition stress across a surface thereof; depositing the diamond film on the pre-stressed substrate surface; and cooling the film and substrate, and relieving the pre-deposition stress during the cooling. The pre-stress is either compressional or tensile, depending on the substrate coefficient of thermal expansion being higher or lower than that of diamond film.
Abstract:
A hydrogen torch comprising concentric inner (1) and outer (3) fluid delivery tubes, wherein: a) the outer tube (3) comprises silica, and b) the inner tube (1) comprises silicon carbide.
Abstract:
A method for selective controlled etching of a material particularly by sequentially switching between two (2) or more modes of radiofrequency waves and/or by distance from a source of the microwaves. The modes and/or distance are selected depending upon the surface of the material to be etched. The etching is rapidly conducted at 0.5 mtorr to 10 torr, preferably using microwave plasma etching.
Abstract:
This invention relates to temperature control during material deposition and, more particularly, to controlling temperature of a substance experiencing high thermal energy fluxes while being deposited on a rotating surface. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention for depositing a substance, there is provided a deposition chamber for containing heated constituents of the substance and a mandrel assembly, which includes a mandrel mounted on a base. The mandrel assembly is rotatable on an axis, and the mandrel thereof has a surface in said chamber.