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A New Generation of Ceramic Foams With Small Pore Size

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Kenneth R. Butcher  and
Gary R. Pickrell
Kenneth R. Butcher
Affiliation:
Porvair Advanced Materials, 700 Shepherd Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Gary R. Pickrell
Affiliation:
Porvair Advanced Materials, 700 Shepherd Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792
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Abstract

A new process, GPM, has been developed to produce low density ceramic articles in any ceramic composition. This new process can produce articles with densities as low as 5% of the theoretical density (95% void fraction). The modulus of rupture values for the GPM material are in general 3-4 times as strong as the same density and composition ceramic foam. Products made with this new process are finding wide applicability in the catalyst and catalyst support media, low mass kiln furniture, ceramic pre-forms for metal/polymer infiltration and insulation markets. The microstructure, pore size and interconnectivity, and the fluid absorption properties of the GPM material are discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 549: Symposium FF – Advanced Catalytic Materials - 1998 , 1998 , 9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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