Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Carbon or compound thereof – Elemental carbon
Patent
1979-08-31
1980-10-14
Meros, Edward J.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Carbon or compound thereof
Elemental carbon
423341, 423445, 423446, 423448, 427249, C01B 3102
Patent
active
042281423
ABSTRACT:
A process is described for the production of dense metastable phases of carbon which have characteristics similar to diamond. Particulates of the metastable carbon are produced by reacting silicon carbide or a silicon carbide precursor, such as a silane or silicon metal, with a fluorocarbon, such as carbon tetrafluoride at a temperature greater than about 800.degree. C. A preferred range is from about 900.degree. C. to 1200.degree. C. The reaction may be carried out in a high voltage electrical diacharge, or other plasma, or in a furnace. The presence of a "promoter" metal, such as nickel and iron, increases the reaction rate and the quantity of the metastable carbon phases. Relatively large quantities of these diamond-like particulates are produced, and their properties are such as to make them useful for many of the same applications for which commercial diamonds are utilized. They are also useful in numerous high temperature applications. Layers of the metastable carbon phases may be applied to substrates to produce hard and impermeable surfaces thereby producing cutting elements, styli, etc.
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Condon James B.
Holcombe, Jr. Cressie E.
Johnson D. H.
Meros Edward J.
Skinner Martin J.
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