Processing of thermal insulation materials with controlled porosity
- Swedish Ceramic Institute, Goeteborg (Switzerland)
Slip-cast cordierite-based materials with reduced thermal conductivity have been manufactured with controlled introduction of porosity. The porosity was obtained by addition of different kinds of fillers (hollow Al-silicate spheres, paraffin, polystyrene, carbon black or starch particles). The processing and the ultimate thermal and mechanical properties were evaluated. The results showed that additions of corn or potato starch gave the most favourable concept, considering the processing and porosity control. A homogeneous distribution of spherical pores with the sizes 5-25 or 15-40 {mu}m was obtained after sintering. Slip-cast cordierite with 37% porosity had a thermal conductivity of 1.7 W/mK (compared with 3.7 W/mK for fully dense cordierite), and a bending strength above 50 MPa. The porosity effect correlated very well to theoretical models by Maxwell and, hence, the thermal conductivity of the porous ceramic material could be predicted.
- OSTI ID:
- 86599
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940416-; TRN: 95:005006-0014
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 96. annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society (ACS), Indianapolis, IN (United States), 25-28 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Ceramic transactions: Low-expansion materials. Volume 52; Stinton, D.P. [ed.]; PB: 263 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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