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Title:
CERAMIC SHAPE MEMORY ELEMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6027650
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a ceramic shape memory element containing zirconia. A ceramic article is also disclosed which contains at least one of tetragonal zirconia and monoclinic zirconia, and is subjected to plastic deformation through phase transformation caused by maintaining the article at a given temperature, and/or imposing a given stress thereupon. Methods of processing and joining the ceramic article by utilizing the shape memory phenomenon peculiar to such a ceramic article are also disclosed.

Inventors:
SOUMA TAKAO
MATSUI MINORU
Application Number:
JP13181883A
Publication Date:
February 12, 1985
Filing Date:
July 21, 1983
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Assignee:
NGK INSULATORS LTD
International Classes:
C04B35/48; C04B35/486; C04B37/00; (IPC1-7): C04B35/48
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akihide Sugimura