Method for making cordierite honeycomb
US6773657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24273
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A sintered ceramic that exhibits an average linear coefficient of thermal expansion (25-800° C.) below about 5.0×10−7° C.−1, a total porosity between the range of 20% to about 30%. Furthermore, the sintered ceramic article exhibits a pore size distribution such that at least about 86% of pores are of a pore size of less than about 2 &mgr;m. Lastly, the ceramic article exhibits an interconnected pore structure with the pores exhibiting a generally elongated shape, i.e., the pores are predominately oriented with their long axis in the plane of the webs. This invention also relates to a method for producing a sintered cordierite ceramic article involving first compounding and plasticizing a cordierite-forming inorganic powder batch comprising a platy talc having median particle of size less than about 2 &mgr;m, and preferably a talc morphology index greater than about 0.75. The batch further comprises at least 4% by weight of the inorganic powder batch mixture of a dispersible Al2O3-forming source having a specific surface area in excess of 50 m2/g and one or more of the components of kaolin, calcined kaolin, silica, and corundum, each having a median particl…
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