Catalyst carrier for exhaust gas purification system and method for producing same

Catalyst carrier 14 for exhaust gas purification system 16, comprising bands of stainless steel-made at least one corrugated sheet 1 and at least one plain sheet 2 which hold stainless steel-made bonding assistants 15 therebetween,

• wherein said bonding assistants 15 have a width narrower than those of sheets 1 and 2,
• wherein said sheets 1 and 2 are alternated and are wound to form a roll having a honeycomb structure comprising a number of cell spaces 4,
• wherein catalyst materials 21 are adhered to sheets 1 and 2,
• wherein said sheets 1 and 2 are diffusion bonded to each other via bonding assistants 15,
• wherein said bonding assistants 15 are positioned radially inside from projections 6, which are formed at side ends of corrugated sheet 1 during passing sheet 1 through a pair of toothed gears 5, and
• wherein said bonding assistants 15 have thickness T greater than height H of projections 6.