Cordierite structures
US6300266A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2111/0081
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A plasticizable raw material mixture for use in preparing a substrate having cordierite as its primary phase with the mixture comprised of a chemical composition, percent by weight, of 11 to 17% MgO, 33 to 41% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and, 46 to 53% SiO.sub.2. The raw material mixture specifically comprises the following: (1) one source of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2 comprising a clay mixture having less than about 22%, by weight based on the total raw materials in the plasticizable mixture, of calcined clay; (2) an alumina yielding precursor comprising alumina having an average particle diameter of about 1 .mu.m or less; and, (3) at least one source of magnesia having an average particle diameter of between about 3 to 15 microns. This invention additionally relates to a method of producing a green body of cordierite-forming materials comprising preparing a plasticizable raw material mixture of the aforementioned composition, adding an organic binder system to the mixture and mixing the mixture to form an extrudable mixture, and extruding the mixture to form a substrate of the desired configuration. The green body is dried and fired to yield a ceramic substrate having cordierite as its …
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