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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Aravind Mohanram, Northborough, MA (US);
Brian P. Feldman, Northborough, MA (US);
Yeshwanth Narendar, Westford, MA (US);
John D. Pietras, Sutton, MA (US);
F. Michael Mahoney, Holliston, MA (US);
Wesley R. Robbins, East Brookfield, MA (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a hot press and methods of using the hot press. In an embodiment, the hot press can include a pressing element including a flared body. In another embodiment, the hot press can include a compression surface. The compression surface can include a first layer including a monocrystalline material and a second layer including a polycrystalline material, wherein the monocrystalline material and the polycrystalline material include a same primary compound. In a further embodiment, a sample including more than one layer of ceramic oxide material can be hot pressed without a die.