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Title: Method of casting pitch based foam

Patent ·
OSTI ID:874482

A process for producing molded pitch based foam is disclosed which minimizes cracking. The process includes forming a viscous pitch foam in a container, and then transferring the viscous pitch foam from the container into a mold. The viscous pitch foam in the mold is hardened to provide a carbon foam having a relatively uniform distribution of pore sizes and a highly aligned graphic structure in the struts.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
US 6398994
OSTI ID:
874482
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English