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Article of fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene containing high volumes of particulate material and methods of making and using same
Assignee: Conforma Clad Inc
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Filing: 1974-08-22
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Granted: 1980-03-18
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Expires: 1994-08-22
Abstract
Abstract Articles of manufacture having good green strength and low modulii of elasticity, and comprising a matrix of fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene interconnecting and entrapping a high volume, at least about 85%, of a particulate and preferably a sinterable material selected from the group consisting of metals, intermetallic compounds, ceramics, salts, plastics, and combinations thereof. Said articles are formed by mechanically working a substantially dry mixture of a fibrillable polytetrafluoroethylene polymer and a high volume, at least about 85%, of the particulate material. Metal, ceramic and plastic articles prepared by heat treating, such as sintering, the articles of manufacture are also disclosed. The heat treated products are useful, inter alia, as structural elements and electronic components.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest J. Breton
- 👤 Jack D. Wolf
- 👤 Dexter Worden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21F; G21F1/00; G21F1/02; G21F1/10; G21F1/103; B; B01; B01J; B01J37/00; B01J37/0009; B22; B22F; B22F1/00; B22F1/10; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/02; B23K35/0222; B23K35/0244; B29; B29C; B29C67/00; B29C67/02; B29C67/04; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B5/00; B32B5/16; C; C22; C22C; C22C32/00; C22C32/0094; G21F1/06; B29K; B29K2227/00; B29K2227/12; B29K2227/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/252; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A flexible, self-sustaining, dropable, sheet consisting essentially of from about 85 to about 99 percent, by volume of a solid sinterable particulate material substantially uniformly distributed in a matrix of from about 1 to about 15 percent by volume of fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene resin, the fibrils of said polytetrafluoroethylene interconnecting and entrapping said sinterable particulate material to impart a self-sustaining condition and flexibility to said sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A flexible, self-sustaining, dropable, sheet consisting essentially of from about 85 to about 99 percent, by volume of a solid sinterable particulate material substantially uniformly distributed in a matrix of from about 1 to about 15 percent by volume of fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene resin, the fibrils of said polytetrafluoroethylene interconnecting and entrapping said sinterable particulate material to impart a self-sustaining condition and flexibility to said sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein the sinterable particulate material is selected from the group consisting of ceramics, metals, intermetallic compounds, synthetic organic polymers or mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sheet of claim 1 wherein the sinterable particulate material is a brazing alloy, an intermetallic abrasive material selected from the group consisting of metallic carbides, nitrides, borides and silicides, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The sheet of claim 3 wherein the abrasive is tungsten carbide, chromium carbide, tantalum carbide, titanium carbide, molybdenum carbide, silicon carbide, boron carbide or diamond.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The sheet of claim 3 wherein the brazing alloy is a hardfacing alloy selected from the group consisting of a nickel, cobalt or iron based alloy having a Rockwell hardness on the C scale of at least 40.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The sheet of claim 3 wherein the brazing alloy is a nickel, cobalt, copper or silver based alloy with a melting point of less than 1200° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sheet of claim 1 containing from about 95 to about 99 percent by volume of the sinterable particulate material and from about 1 to about 5 percent by volume of fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
A laminate composed of a first sheet and a second sheet, each sheet having the composition according to claim 1, at least one of the particle size of the sinterable particulate material, the percent by volume of the sinterable particulate material and the nature of the sinterable particulate material in one of said sheets being different from at least one of the particle size of the sinterable particulate material, the percent by volume of the sinterable particulate material and the nature of the sinterable particulate material in the other sheet.
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