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Ceramic foam and method of preparation
Assignee: Consolidated Aluminum Corp
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Filing: 1975-06-23
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Granted: 1977-05-17
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Expires: 1995-06-23
Abstract
Abstract Ceramic foams possessing controlled permeability and uniformity are prepared by the impregnation of an open-celled organic polymer foam material possessing a predetermined permeability and resilience with a aqueous slurry of a thixotropic ceramic composition while shearing said slurry an amount sufficient to maximize said impregnation, and expelling excess slurry from said material by conducting at least two passes of said material through preset rollers to effect a temporary compression ranging from about 50 to 90% for the first pass and 70 to 90% for the second pass. The resulting material is then dried and heated to remove the organic foam component. The foams prepared in accordance with the present invention are useful as filters for molten aluminum.
Inventors
- 👤 James E. Dore
- 👤 John C. Yarwood
- 👤 Robert K. Preuss
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 12:57
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B9/00; C22B9/02; C22B9/023; B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2093; B22; B22D; B22D43/00; B22D43/001; B22D43/004; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/10; C04B38/00; C04B38/06; C04B38/0615; C22B21/00; C22B21/06; C22B21/066; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of preparing a ceramic foam possessing controlled permeability and structural uniformity which comprises: A. providing a hydrophobic, reticulated organic polymer foam possessing a predetermined permeability and resilience; B. preparing an aqueous slurry of a thixotropic ceramic composition having a viscosity within the range 1 × 10 3 - 80 × 10 3 cps; C. impregnating said polymer foam material with said slurry while shearing said slurry an amount sufficient to maximize impregnation and completely saturate said foam material; D. expelling excess slurry from said foam material by conducting multiple rolling passes of said material through preset rollers, wherein said first pass effects a temporary compression ranging from about 50-90%, said multiple passes being conducted at the same or increased percent reduction; and E. drying and heating said foam material to remove the organic component therefrom.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of preparing a ceramic foam possessing controlled permeability and structural uniformity which comprises: A. providing a hydrophobic, reticulated organic polymer foam possessing a predetermined permeability and resilience; B. preparing an aqueous slurry of a thixotropic ceramic composition having a viscosity within the range 1 × 10 3 - 80 × 10 3 cps; C. impregnating said polymer foam material with said slurry while shearing said slurry an amount sufficient to maximize impregnation and completely saturate said foam material; D. expelling excess slurry from said foam material by conducting multiple rolling passes of said material through preset rollers, wherein said first pass effects a temporary compression ranging from about 50-90%, said multiple passes being conducted at the same or increased percent reduction; and E. drying and heating said foam material to remove the organic component therefrom.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of preparing a ceramic foam possessing controlled permeability and structural uniformity which comprises: A. providing a hydrophobic, reticulated organic polymer foam possessing a predetermined permeability and resilience; B. preparing an aqueous slurry of a thixotropic ceramic composition having a viscosity within the range 1 × 10 3 - 80 × 10 3 cps; C. impregnating said polymer foam material with said slurry while shearing said slurry an amount sufficient to maximize impregnation and completely saturate said foam material; D. expelling excess slurry from said foam material by conducting at least two passes of said material through preset rollers to effect a temporary compression ranging from about 50-90% for the first pass and 70-90% for the second pass; and E. drying and heating said foam material to remove the organic component therefrom.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of preparing a ceramic foam possessing controlled permeability and structural uniformity which comprises: A. providing a hydrophobic, reticulated organic polymer foam possessing a predetermined permeability and resilience; B. preparing an aqueous slurry of a thixotropic ceramic composition having a viscosity within the range 1 × 10 3 - 80 × 10 3 cps; C. impregnating said polymer foam material with said slurry while shearing said slurry an amount sufficient to maximize impregnation and completely saturate said foam material; D. expelling excess slurry from said foam material by conducting at least two passes of said material through preset rollers to effect a temporary compression ranging from about 50-90% for the first pass and 70-90% for the second pass; and E. drying and heating said foam material to remove the organic component therefrom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said organic polymer foam possesses a resilience measured by the ball rebound test, of greater than 25%, a compression set of less than 30% at 50% compression, and a pore size ranging from 5-50 ppi.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said polymer material is selected from the group consisting of polyester polyurethanes polyether polyurethanes, polyvinyl foam materials, and cellulosic derivative.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said aqueous slurry contains a ceramic composition comprising materials selected from the group consisting of alumina, chromia, zirconia, magnesia, titania, silica, mullite, calcined clay, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said composition further comprises from 5-80% of an air setting agent and 0.1-12% of a rheological agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said air setting agent is selected from the group consisting of colloidal aluminum orthophosphate, alkali metal silicates, ethyl silicate, aluminum hydroxychloride, magnesium orthoborate and mixtures thereof, in a 50% aqueous solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said rheological agent is selected from the group consisting of organic cellulosic derivatives, bentonite, kaolin and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said slurry comprises from about 40-80% alumina, up to 20% chromia, colloidal aluminum orthophosphate (50% solution) in an amount of from 5-50%, kaolin in an amount up to about 10% and bentonite in an amount up to about 0.1-10%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said slurry comprises 45-50% alumina, 10-15% chromia, 25-35% of said aluminum orthophosphate, 2-5% kaolin, and 0.5-2% bentonite.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 2 wherein impregnation is conducted by the immersion compression of said foam within said slurry, followed by the release of said compression.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said compression is provided by a pair of rolls situated within a bath of said slurry.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 11 wherein said compression is conducted by repeated compression and expansion of said foam for a period of time ranging from 30 seconds-1 minute.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 2 wherein impregnation is conducted by the placement of a vacuum force on said foam while said foam is in contact on an opposite side thereof with said slurry.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said slurry is sheared by mechanical agitation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said agitation comprises continual high speed stirring.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said agitation comprises continual high speed vibration of said slurry.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said first pass achieves a reduction of from 70-80%, and said second pass achieves a reduction of 70-90%.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said passes are conducted by passing said foam material through a single roll stand a plurality of times.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said passes are conducted by passing said foam through a plurality of successive roll stands.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said drying step is conducted at a temperature ranging up to 1,100° F.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 21 wherein said drying is conducted at a temperature ranging from about 400-700° F.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 22 wherein said foam material is further heated to sinter said ceramic composition entrained therein.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the viscosity of said slurry ranges from about 10 × 10 3 to 40 × 10 3 cps.
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