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Polymethyl Methacrylate Binder Removal from an Alumina Compact: Microwave Versus Conventional Heating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Edmund H. Moore ,
David E. Clark  and
Ronald Hutcheon
Edmund H. Moore
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 136 MAE, Gainesville, FL 32611-2066
David E. Clark
Affiliation:
University of Florida, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 136 MAE, Gainesville, FL 32611-2066
Ronald Hutcheon
Affiliation:
AECL, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Canada, Ontario K0J1J0.
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Abstract

Compact samples of alumina and polymethyl methacrylate have been heated in a 2.45 GHz microwave cavity and by conventional heating in an electric furnace. Various heating schedules have been used to effect the removal of the polymeric binder by thermal decomposition. Dielectric properties, porosity and other physical properties have been investigated in order to better understand the binder removal process in a microwave field. Results of the study emphasize the amount of carbon residuals remaining in the bulk.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 269: Symposium L – Microwave Processing of Materials III , 1992 , 341
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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