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Resistance-heated pyrolytic boron nitride coated graphite boat for metal vaporization
Assignee: Praxair ST Technology Inc
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Filing: 1978-01-10
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Granted: 1981-04-28
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Expires: 1998-01-10
Abstract
Abstract Resistance-heated vaporization boats for the vacuum vaporization of metals, such as aluminum, chromium, copper or the like, are made by machining a boat cavity in at least one side of a graphite bar. The bar is totally encapsulated over its entire outer surface, including the boat cavity, with a continuous coating of pyrolytic boron nitride (PBN). The PBN coating is removed from areas at both ends of the bar to provide electrical contact zones for connecting the bar to a power source. The sides and ends of the boat cavity have smooth contours without sharp corners and the ends of the cavity have a hemispherical configuration to resist longitudinal expansion of the PBN coating thereby preventing separation of the PBN coating from the surface of the graphite bar. The PBN coating is deposited from a gas at a temperature of 1750° C. to 2300° C. and has a thickness of at least 0.010 inch.
Inventors
- 👤 Julius S. Shinko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:07
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5062; C04B41/5064; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/24; C23C14/243; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
An improved metal vaporization boat comprising a graphite bar having a depression on at least one side of said bar, said bar being covered on its entire outer surface, including said depression, with a continuous coating of pyrolytic boron nitride, except for areas at both ends of said bar which are devoid of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating to provide for electrical contact with the graphite of said bar, the sides and ends of said depression having smooth contours without sharp corners and said ends having a hemispherical configuration to resist longitudinal expansion of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
An improved metal vaporization boat comprising a graphite bar having a depression on at least one side of said bar, said bar being covered on its entire outer surface, including said depression, with a continuous coating of pyrolytic boron nitride, except for areas at both ends of said bar which are devoid of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating to provide for electrical contact with the graphite of said bar, the sides and ends of said depression having smooth contours without sharp corners and said ends having a hemispherical configuration to resist longitudinal expansion of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vaporization boat according to claim 1 wherein the coating of pyrolytic boron nitride is at least 0.010 inch in thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vaporization boat according to claim 1 wherein the coating of pyrolytic boron nitride is from 0.015 to 0.030 inches in thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vaporization boat according to claim 1 wherein the coating of pyrolytic boron nitride is at least 0.020 inch in thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A vaporization boat according to claim 1 wherein the piece of graphite has depressions on two opposite sides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vaporization boat according to claim 1 wherein the coating of pyrolytic boron nitride has been deposited from a gas at a temperature of 1750° C. to 2300° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
A piece of graphite having at least one depression on its surface and being covered over substantially all of the outer surface of said graphite piece, including said depression, with a continuous layer of pyrolytic boron nitride, the sides and ends of said depression having smooth contours without sharp corners and said ends having a hemispherical configuration to resist expansion of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A piece of graphite having at least one depression on its surface and being covered over substantially all of the outer surface of said graphite piece, including said depression, with a continuous layer of pyrolytic boron nitride, the sides and ends of said depression having smooth contours without sharp corners and said ends having a hemispherical configuration to resist expansion of said pyrolytic boron nitride coating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A piece of graphite according to claim 7 wherein the continuous layer of pyrolytic boron nitride has been deposited from a gas at a temperature of 1750° C. to 2300° C.
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