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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Michael L. Perry, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Manchester, CT (US);
Glenn Michael Allen, Vernon, CT (US);
Steven W. Gronda, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Michael L. Perry, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Paravastu Badrinarayanan, Manchester, CT (US);
Glenn Michael Allen, Vernon, CT (US);
Steven W. Gronda, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
A method of processing a porous article includes distributing a blended material that includes an electrically conductive material and a binder into a cavity of a mold that is at a temperature below a curing temperature of the binder. The electrically conductive material is formed from particles of the electrically conductive material that have a size distribution such that 10 vol % of the particles are less than 12 micrometers in diameter, 50 vol % of the particles are less than 27 micrometers in diameter, and 90 vol % of the particles are less than 53 micrometers. The blended material is compressed within the cavity under a molding pressure, and the mold is heated to a curing temperature of the binder to form a molded article.