Fabrication of ultra-thinwall cordierite structures
US6506336B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2235/9615
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A plasticizable raw material mixture for use in preparing a substrate having cordierite as its primary phase with a mixture of a chemical composition, percent by weight, of 11 to 17% MgO, 33 to 41% Al2O3 and, 46 to 53% SiO2, the mixture including the following (1) a platy talc having a morphology index of greater than 0.8 and exhibiting a mean particle size of less than about 5 &mgr;m; (2) an Al2O3 forming source comprising an alumina having a mean particle size of less than about 5 &mgr;m selected from the group consisting of ∝-alumina, transition aluminas, aluminum oxide monohydroxide, or aluminum trihydrate having; and, (3) one or more of the components of delaminated kaolin having a mean particle size of less than about 2 &mgr;m, calcined kaolin exhibiting a mean particle size of less than about 2 &mgr;m and a surface area of greater than about 10 m2/g and/or silica having a mean particle size of less than about 5 &mgr;m., and a method of producing a green body by compounding and plasticizing a cordierite-forming raw material mixture, forming the mixture into a green ceramic body by extrusion through an extrusion die to at least partially align the raw materials in an ori…
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