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AssigneeCeramext, LLC
InventorsJerry Warmerdam, Joseph R. Cochran, Ross Guenther, James L. Wood, Robert D. Villwock
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The embodiments of the invention are directed to a synthetic ceramic comprising pyroxene-containing crystalline phase, a clast, and a glass phase, wherein at least a portion of the synthetic ceramic is plastically deformable in a certain temperature range. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to 900-1400° C., to a temperature sufficient to initiate partial melting of at least a portion of the green ceramic material, transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press, pressing the heated green ceramic material in a die at 1,000 to 10,000 psi, and transferring the heated, pressed green ceramic material to a furnace for cooling to form the synthetic ceramic.
A method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to a plastically deformable state at a temperature range within 900-1400° C., transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press, pressing the plastically deformable heated green ceramic material in a die at 1,000 to 10,000 psi, and transferring the heated, pressed green ceramic material to a furnace to form the synthetic ceramic;
A method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to a plastically deformable state to a temperature within a temperature range sufficient to initiate partial melting of at least a portion of the green ceramic material, transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press, pressing the plastically deformable heated green ceramic material in a die under pressure, and transferring the heated, pressed green ceramic material to a furnace for cooling to form the synthetic ceramic;
A method of making a synthetic ceramic, comprising heating a green ceramic material to a plastically deformable state to a temperature within a temperature range sufficient to initiate partial melting of at least a portion of the green ceramic material, transferring the heated green ceramic material to a press over a cavity, and punching the plastically deformable heated green ceramic material to punch an opening in the heated green ceramic material and form a punched out tile;
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