Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Carbon or compound thereof – Binary compound
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-08
2005-02-08
Hendrickson, Stuart (Department: 1754)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Carbon or compound thereof
Binary compound
Reexamination Certificate
active
06852304
ABSTRACT:
A process is provided for producing a fine tungsten carbide powder, which comprises the steps of drying a slurry, which is obtained by mixing an aqueous ammonium tungstate solution with a carbon powder, at low temperature, to form a precursor, mixing a reduction and carburization product, which is obtained by reducing and oxidizing the precursor in an inert gas, with a carbon powder in a proportion required to substantially carburize the entire tungsten component into tungsten carbide (WC), and carburizing the mixture; and a high-performance fine tungsten carbide powder produced by the process, which has an average particle size of 0.8 μm or less and is free of a coarse power having a particle size of more than 1 μm, and which also contains less metal impurities and contains oxygen and nitrogen in a predetermined amount.
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Morita Susumu
Yaginuma Hiroshi
Hendrickson Stuart
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Rader & Fishman & Grauer, PLLC
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