Firing setter

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a furnace setter is disclosed. The method includes placing one or more layers of ceramic tape on a form that has a shape corresponding to a desired shape of the furnace setter. The method further includes applying pressure to the assembly that includes the form and the tape layers. The application of pressure to the assembly compresses the ceramic tape layers together to generate an integrated body having the desired shape of the furnace setter. The method further includes removing the integrated body from the form and applying a heat treatment to the integrated body to generate the furnace setter as a sintered solid body. According to a further embodiment, a furnace setter is disclosed that has a weight to area ratio that is less than 10 g/in2, less than 5 g/in2, less than 3 g/in2, or less than 2 g/in2.

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