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Method of fabricating a sintered and selectively plugged honeycomb structure
Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1981-08-24
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Granted: 1984-06-19
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Expires: 2001-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A sintered, honeycomb structure having plugged cell ends is formed in a single sintering step by plugging the cell ends of a sinterable honeycomb structure with an appropriate material which, when heated to the sintering temperature of the structure and compared with any dimensional changes the structure undergoes during its sintering, provides a relative expansion of the plugs with respect to the structure of between about 1.5% and 7% and, preferably, between about 2 and 4%. Various exemplary batch mixtures are identified for fabricating solid particulate filter bodies from extruded ceramic substrates in which both the substrate and plugs sinter to primarily cordierite crystal phases at temperatures between about 1340° C. and 1450° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur E. Hillman
- 👤 Robert J. Paisley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 05:12
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/022; F01N3/0222; B; B01; B01D; B01D25/00; B01D25/22; B01D29/00; B01D29/11; B01D29/111; B01D29/31; B01D29/50; B01D29/52; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2072; B01D39/2075; B01D46/00; B01D46/10; C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/0006; B01D2201/00; B01D2201/46; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/06; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/12; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/05; Y10S55/30; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149; Y10T428/24157
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of fabricating a sintered and selectively plugged honeycomb structure comprising the steps of: providing a green honeycomb structure having a multiplicity of hollow, open-ended cells extending therethrough and formed of a first sinterable material; providing plugs in at least one open end portion of a plurality of said multiplicity of cells, the plugs being formed of a second material which undergoes, with respect to the honeycomb structure as a result of drying and sintering the plugged honeycomb structure, a relative linear expansion sufficiently great to fill and block the cell ends and sufficiently small to prevent fracturing of the cells; and substantially sintering said plugged structure whereby said plugs fill and block said end portions of said plurality of cells.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of fabricating a sintered and selectively plugged honeycomb structure comprising the steps of: providing a green honeycomb structure having a multiplicity of hollow, open-ended cells extending therethrough and formed of a first sinterable material; providing plugs in at least one open end portion of a plurality of said multiplicity of cells, the plugs being formed of a second material which undergoes, with respect to the honeycomb structure as a result of drying and sintering the plugged honeycomb structure, a relative linear expansion sufficiently great to fill and block the cell ends and sufficiently small to prevent fracturing of the cells; and substantially sintering said plugged structure whereby said plugs fill and block said end portions of said plurality of cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of providing plugs further comprises forming and drying plugs in the end portions of said plurality of cells with a formable plugging material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said step of forming further comprises charging said formable plugging material under pressure into said end portions of said plurality of cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said relative linear expansion is at least about 1.5% during said drying and sintering steps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said relative linear expansion is also no more than about 4.5% with respect to said honeycomb structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said relative expansion is at least 2.0% during said drying and sintering steps.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said relative linear expansion is also no more than about 4% with respect to said honeycomb structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of substantially sintering said structure also substantially sinters said plugs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said step of substantially sintering comprises heating said structure and plugs to a temperature greater than about 1250° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said substantially sintering step comprises heating said structure and said plugs to a temperature between about 1340° C. and 1450° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the first and second materials during the step of sintering form primarily cordierite crystal phase.
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