Methods for fabricating shapes by use of organometallic ceramic precursor binders
US5884688A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22C1/205
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to the discovery of organometallic ceramic precursor binders used to fabricate shaped bodies by different techniques. Exemplary shape making techniques which utilize hardenable, liquid, organometallic, ceramic precursor binders include the fabrication of negatives of parts to be made (e.g., sand molds and sand cores for metalcasting, etc.), as well as utilizing ceramic precursor binders to make shapes directly (e.g., brake shoes, brake pads, clutch parts, grinding wheels, polymer concrete, refractory patches and liners, etc.). In a preferred embodiment, this invention relates to thermosettable, liquid ceramic precursors which provide suitable-strength sand molds sand cores at very low binder levels and which, upon exposure to molten metalcasting exhibit low emissions toxicity as a result of their high char yields of ceramic upon exposure to heat.
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