Process for preparing textured ceramic composites
US5645781A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2237/84
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the preparation of a fibrous monolithic ceramic which exhibits non-brittle fracture characteristics from green monofilament ceramic fibers having a controlled texture. This method includes the steps of: (a) forming a first ceramic-laden composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and at least about 40 vol. % of a ceramic particulate into a substantially cylindrical core, (b) applying a layer of a second ceramic-laden composition includes a thermoplastic polymer and at least about 40 vol. % of a ceramic particulate which differs from the particulate contained in the first composition onto the core to form a substantially cylindrical feed rod having an average initial diameter, (c) extruding the feed rod to form a green ceramic monofilament fiber which has an average diameter that is less than the average diameter of the feed rod, and (e) arranging the green ceramic monofilament fibers into a desired configuration to provide a green fibrous monolith, wherein, during the extrusion step, each ceramic-laden composition has a viscosity which is approximately equivalent to that of each other ceramic-laden composition, and, if the ceramics present in the extruded ceramic mono…
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