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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Olivier Citti, Wellesley, MA (US);
Julien P. Fourcade, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Andrea L. Kazmierczak, Marlborough, MA (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC., Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A refractory object can include at least approximately 10 wt % AlOand at least approximately 1 wt % SiO. In an embodiment, the refractory object can include an additive. In a particular embodiment, the additive can include TiO, YO, SrO, BaO, CaO, TaO, FeO, ZnO, or MgO. The refractory object can include at least approximately 3 wt % of the additive. In an additional embodiment, the refractory object can include no greater than approximately 8 wt % of the additive. In a further embodiment, the creep rate of the refractory object can be at least approximately 1×10h. In another embodiment, the creep rate of the refractory object can be no greater than approximately 5×10h. In an illustrative embodiment, the refractory object can include a glass overflow trough or a forming block.