US4624812A
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Injection moldable ceramic composition containing a polyacetal binder and process of molding
Assignee: Celanese Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-08
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2005-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A ceramic composition suitable for injection molding comprises a ceramic powder and a binding agent in an amount effective to permit successful injection molding. The binding agent is comprised of a defined polyacetal which, upon heating, volatilizes evenly and completely thereby resulting in a sintered ceramic article without any latent defects or weak spots.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerry Farrow
- 👤 Anthony B. Conciatori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:37
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L59/00; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/632; C04B35/634; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/10; C08L23/00; C08L91/00; C08L91/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A solvent-free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentailly of: (a) a ceramic powder (b) a binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 20 to about 35% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight of a polyacetal having the recurring unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A solvent-free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentailly of: (a) a ceramic powder (b) a binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 20 to about 35% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight of a polyacetal having the recurring unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The ceramic composition of claim 1 wherein the ceramic powder is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon, ferrite and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ceramic composition of claim 1 wherein binding agent further contains a material selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene, atactic polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, waxes and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ceramic composition of claim 1 which further comprises from about 0.5% to about 2.0% by weight of a wetting agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ceramic composition of claim 1 which further comprises from about 1.0 to about 10% by weight of a plasticizing agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process of molding and sintering a ceramic composition comprising: (a) preparing a solvent-free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentially of a ceramic powder and binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 15 to about 50% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight of a polyacetal having the recurring unit ##STR4## (b) injection molding the composition; (c) heating the injection molded composition to remove the binding agent; and (d) sintering the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process of molding and sintering a ceramic composition comprising: (a) preparing a solvent-free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentially of a ceramic powder and binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 15 to about 50% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight of a polyacetal having the recurring unit ##STR4## (b) injection molding the composition; (c) heating the injection molded composition to remove the binding agent; and (d) sintering the composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the polyacetal comprises from about 20 to about 35% by weight of the mixture
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the ceramic powder is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon, ferrite and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 6 wherein prior to the extruding step, the composition exhibits a viscosity of less than 1000 poise at a shear rate of 1,000 sec -1 within a temperature range of from about 100° to about 300° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the binding agent is removed by heating to a temperature in the range of from about 20° to about 300° C. for from about 0.5 to about 2.0 hours.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the injection molded composition is sintered at a temperature in the range of from about 1000° to about 1800° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the mixture is extruded and chipped prior to being injection molded.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
A solvent free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentially of: (a) a ferrite powder (b) a binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 15 to about 50% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight fo a polyacetal having the recurring unit: ##STR5##
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
A solvent free ceramic composition suitable for injection molding and sintering consisting essentially of: (a) a ferrite powder (b) a binding agent in an amount effective to permit injection molding of the composition and ranging from about 15 to about 50% by weight of the composition, said binding agent being comprised of at least 90% by weight fo a polyacetal having the recurring unit: ##STR5##
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