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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alevtina Smirnova, Mansfield, CT (US);
Gary Mark Crosbie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Allan Pett, Franklin, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ; C08K 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ; C08K 3/22 ;
Abstract
A polymeric binder system and method of making, and a method for extruding thin-walled articles such as thin-walled tubes is provided. The extrusion method comprises providing a polymeric binder system comprising a substantially homogeneous solution of a polymeric binder and an organic solvent, adding a ceramic or metal powder to form a mixture, and evaporating the solvent from the mixture. The remaining mixture is then extruded from a die and heated to burn-off the binder and sinter the article.