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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Masaaki Kawai, Nishikasugai-county, JP;
Inventor:
Masaaki Kawai, Nishikasugai-county, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a silicon carbide-based porous body which can avoid excessive temperature elevation when it is used as a filter and the captured particulate matter (PM) is burnt for removal and which is low in strength reduction caused by heat cycle. The silicon carbide-based porous body comprises a plurality of silicon carbide (SiC) particles as an aggregate and a plurality of binding phases which bind the silicon carbide particles to each other, wherein