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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Kazutoshi Iwami, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kasuya, Tokai, JP;
Shuji Nagasaki, Hikori, JP;
Mikio Yamanaka, Futtsu, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is: a metallic foil to be used for a metallic honeycomb for purifying exhaust gas of an automobile or the like, said metallic foil not causing cracks or ruptures to develop in the foil even when it undergoes corrugation work with more sharply bending corner portions of a trapezoidal shape; and a catalyst support for purifying exhaust gas of an automobile or the like, characterized in that said metallic foil, being rough surface finished and having good corrugation workability, is made of heat-resistant stainless steel and has surface roughness more than 2.0 and not more than 5.0 &mgr;m in R and, said metallic catalyst support for purifying exhaust gas has a structure comprising a honeycomb inserted in a jacket, wherein the honeycomb is composed of rough surface finished metallic foil having surface roughness more than 2.0 and not more than 5.0 &mgr;m in R and the jacket is made of heat-resistant stainless steel.