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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Sugio Miyazawa, Kasugai, JP;
Shinzo Hayashi, Obu, JP;
Masaru Doi, Mie-Gun, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A slurry for molding an article is provided wherein a source powder including at least one of a ceramic powder and a metal powder is dispersed, introduced into a forming mold, cured in the forming mold to form the molded article, and at least a part of the forming mold is degraded or dissolved in releasing the molded article from the forming mold. The major components of the slurry include the source powder, a dispersion medium and a gellifying agent, wherein the dispersion medium and the gellifying agent each contain an organic compound having a reactive functional group such that the slurry is cured by a reaction between the organic compound in the dispersion medium and the organic compound in the gellifying agent.