US4221672A
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Thermal insulation containing silica aerogel and alumina
Assignee: Micropore International Ltd
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Filing: 1978-02-13
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Granted: 1980-09-09
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Expires: 1998-02-13
Abstract
Abstract A material having good thermal insulation properties can be made from an intimate mixture of a microporous silica aerogel, a ceramic fibre material and optionally an opacifier. According to the invention alumina is added to those mixtures, e.g. in the form of alumina particles or alumina fibres constituting all or part of the ceramic fibre material. The resulting materials have a reduced tendency to sinter and consequently shrink at high temperatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A. McWilliams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:42
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/02; F16L59/028; C; C04; C04B; C04B30/00; C04B30/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249978; Y10T428/249986
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
Thermal insulation material comprising an unsintered mixture of microporous silica aerogel and a ceramic material including both ceramic reinforcing fibres and alumina, said alumina being present as at least a portion of said fibres or as particles or as both fibres and particles and said unsintered mixture being formed by intimately mixing as solids said ceramic material and fine particles of said silica aerogel and compacting said intimately mixed solids under pressure to form a self-bonded body, said ceramic material containing said alumina in an amount sufficient to raise the temperature to which said self-bonded body can be heated without significant shrinkage due to sintering of said mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
Thermal insulation material comprising an unsintered mixture of microporous silica aerogel and a ceramic material including both ceramic reinforcing fibres and alumina, said alumina being present as at least a portion of said fibres or as particles or as both fibres and particles and said unsintered mixture being formed by intimately mixing as solids said ceramic material and fine particles of said silica aerogel and compacting said intimately mixed solids under pressure to form a self-bonded body, said ceramic material containing said alumina in an amount sufficient to raise the temperature to which said self-bonded body can be heated without significant shrinkage due to sintering of said mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
Material according to claim 1 which contains from 1 to 7% by weight of alumina fibres.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Material according to claim 1 in which said ceramic material consists essentially of alumina fibres.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Material according to claim 3 in which the percentage by weight of the components are: silica aerogel: 48-97, fibres: 1-12, opacifier: 2-40.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Material according to claim 3 in which the percentage by weight of the components are: silica aerogel: 60-73, fibres: 2-7, opacifier: 25-40.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Material according to claim 1 which contains other ceramic fibres and said alumina as an additional component, the percentage by weight of the components being: silica aerogel: 50-97 fibre: 0.5-10 opacifier: 2-40 alumina: 0.5-10.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Material according to claim 6 in which the percentage by weight of the components are: silica aerogel: 60-72 fibre: 2-7 opacifier: 25-40 alumina: 1-5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
Material according to claim 1 in which said mixture contains said alumina in an amount up to about 12% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
Material according to claim 8 further including an opacifier intimately mixed with said silica aerogel and said ceramic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
Material according to claim 9 in which the opacifier is phase-stabilized black ferrosoferric oxide, iron oxide, manganese dioxide, chromium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, ilmenite, or carbon black.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
Material according to claim 9 consisting essentially of said aerogel, said ceramic material, and said opacifier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
Material according to claim 11 in which said ceramic material consists essentially of said alumina.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
Material according to claim 12 in which the opacifier is phase-stabilized black ferrsoferric oxide, iron oxide, manganese oxide, titanium dioxide, chromium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, ilmenite, or carbon black.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
Material according to claim 11 in which the proportion of opacifier is from 5 to 80% of the weight of said silica aerogel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
Material according to claim 9 in which the proportion of opacifier is from 2 to 100% by weight of said silica aerogel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
Material according to claim 15 in which the proportion of opacifier is from 5 to 80% of the weight of the said silica aerogel.
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