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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Allan R. Case, Worcester, MA (US);
Edmund A. Cortellini, North Brookfield, MA (US);
Hansong Huang, Ashland, MA (US);
Melanie Kuhn, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nancy F. Levoy, Concord, MA (US);
Wesley S. Towle, North Grosvenordale, CT (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A refractory article can include a body including a content of alumina of at least 60 wt %, a content of silica of not greater than 20 wt %, a content of zirconia of not greater than 20 wt % for a total weight of the body. In a particular embodiment, the body includes a third phase including composite grains including mullite and zirconia. The third phase including the composite grains can be present within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 35 wt % for a total weight of the body.