PL2776377T3 - Kontrolowanie rozmiaru ziarna krystalicznego w glince w celu zarządzania skurczem - Google Patents
Kontrolowanie rozmiaru ziarna krystalicznego w glince w celu zarządzania skurczemInfo
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- PL2776377T3 PL2776377T3 PL12823058T PL12823058T PL2776377T3 PL 2776377 T3 PL2776377 T3 PL 2776377T3 PL 12823058 T PL12823058 T PL 12823058T PL 12823058 T PL12823058 T PL 12823058T PL 2776377 T3 PL2776377 T3 PL 2776377T3
- Authority
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- Poland
- Prior art keywords
- control
- crystallite size
- shrinkage
- management
- clay
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- 239000004927 clay Substances 0.000 title 1
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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US201113291554A | 2011-11-08 | 2011-11-08 | |
US13/459,827 US8765049B2 (en) | 2011-11-08 | 2012-04-30 | Control of clay crystallite size for shrinkage management |
EP12823058.8A EP2776377B1 (en) | 2011-11-08 | 2012-11-08 | Control of clay crystallite size for shrinkage management |
PCT/US2012/064094 WO2013070876A1 (en) | 2011-11-08 | 2012-11-08 | Control of clay crystallite size for shrinkage management |
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PL2776377T3 true PL2776377T3 (pl) | 2016-04-29 |
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PL12823058T PL2776377T3 (pl) | 2011-11-08 | 2012-11-08 | Kontrolowanie rozmiaru ziarna krystalicznego w glince w celu zarządzania skurczem |
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US (1) | US8765049B2 (pl) |
EP (1) | EP2776377B1 (pl) |
CN (1) | CN104364219B (pl) |
PL (1) | PL2776377T3 (pl) |
WO (1) | WO2013070876A1 (pl) |
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US9227875B2 (en) * | 2010-02-25 | 2016-01-05 | Corning Incorporated | Compositions and methods for making low thermal expansion ceramic bodies |
US8758671B2 (en) | 2012-04-30 | 2014-06-24 | Corning Incorporated | Control of clay crystallite size for thermal expansion management |
US11505504B2 (en) | 2019-05-10 | 2022-11-22 | Corning Incorporated | Non-oxide inorganic pore-formers for cordierite ceramic articles |
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