Method to improve the life span of a heating element of a molybdenium disilicide at lower temperatures

摘要

A method of increasing the length of life of heating elements that consist essentially of molybdenum-silicide, and alloys thereof, when the elements are operated at a low temperature, such as at a temperature ranging from 400-600° C. The heating element material contains Mo(Si_1-xAl_x)₂, and that material contains sufficient aluminum to substantially prevent the formation of pest.