Methods of forming aluminum oxynitride-comprising bodies, including methods of forming a sheet of transparent armor [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2008. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
The invention includes methods of forming an aluminum oxynitride-comprising body. For example, a mixture is formed which comprises A:B:C in a respective molar ratio in the range of 9:3.6-6.2:0.1-1.1, where "A" is Al.sub.2O.sub.3, "B" is AlN, and "C" is a total of one or more of B.sub.2O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, Si--Al--O--N, and TiO.sub.2. The mixture is sintered at a temperature of at least 1,600.degree. C. at a pressure of no greater than 500 psia effective to form an aluminum oxynitride-comprising body which is at least internally transparent and has at least 99% maximum theoretical density.
Published through SciTech Connect. 12/02/2008. "7,459,122" "US patent application 11/427,840" Chu, Henry Shiu-Hung (Idaho Falls, ID); Lillo, Thomas Martin (Idaho Falls, ID).