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US 9,006,121 B2Granted
Construction articles and methods of forming same
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Reilly, Edmund A. Cortellini, Robin M. Harrington
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Abstract
A pipe choke for use in drilling and mining operations comprising a body including a first end and a second end configured to couple to a pipe, an opening extending through the body from the first end to the second end, and wherein the body includes a first phase comprising recrystallized silicon carbide and a second phase comprising silicon.
Claims14
An article comprising:
- a body including a first phase comprising recrystallized silicon carbide and a second phase comprising silicon, wherein the first phase comprises an average grain size greater than about 300 microns, and wherein the second phase defines an essentially continuous and interconnected network of material extending throughout the volume of the first phase.
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