Objective DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON SI-AL-O-N, REINFORCED BY SIC, SI3N4 WHISKERS AND ZRO2 PARTICLES. THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS THE PRODUCTION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS BASED ON SI-AL-O-N, WHICH ARE REINFORCED BY SIC- AND/OR SI3N4-WHISKERS OF FIBRES RESPECTIVELY BY THE INCORPORATION OF ZRO2-PARTICLES. THE PRODUCTION OF THESE MATERIALS IS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF POWDER METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY. IN PARTICULAR, THE MODERN TECHNIQUE OF HOT-ISOSTATIC-PRESSING IS TO BE USED. THE MATERIAL,WHEN COMPLETELY DENSIFIED, WILL BE USED IN THE FIELD OF METAL WORKING TOOLS AND WEAR-RESISTANT COMPONENTS. GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE MOST FRUITFUL APPLICATION OF THIS GROUP OF MATERIALS WILL BE IN THE AREA WHERE HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS ARE SOUGHT AND ESPECIALLY WHERE HIGH TEMPERATURE ARE ENCOUNTERED. Programme(s) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Krupp Widia GmbH EU contribution No data Address Münchener straße 90 45145 Essen Germany See on map Total cost No data