Cutting method of ceramic honeycomb formed body

Abstract

The present invention provides a cutting method of a ceramic honeycomb formed body 5 for cutting the ceramic honeycomb formed body 5 with a fine line stretched at an appropriate tension substantially at right angles to the direction of throughholes 9 thereof. The method comprises the steps of providing a cutting guide groove 10 running through the outer periphery of the ceramic honeycomb formed body substantially at right angles to the direction of throughholes 9, and putting a fine line 2 to the cutting guide groove 10, to cut the ceramic honeycomb formed body 5 only by pressing the fine line 2 against the ceramic honeycomb formed body 5. By using this cutting method, it is possible to cut a ceramic honeycomb formed body having thin partition walls of under 125 μm without causing a distortion. The possibility to reduce the cutting frequency of the fine line leads to possibility to improve the cutting efficiency.

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