CPC C01F 7/441 (2013.01) [C01G 25/02 (2013.01); C03B 19/06 (2013.01); C03B 29/12 (2013.01); C03B 35/246 (2013.01); C03C 8/02 (2013.01); C04B 35/111 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); C04B 35/62218 (2013.01); C04B 35/632 (2013.01); C04B 35/638 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); C03C 2205/00 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3217 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6025 (2013.01); C04B 2235/656 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6586 (2013.01); C04B 2235/95 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9653 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A process of making a sintered article, comprising:
conveying a tape comprising polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals to, through, and from a sintering zone;
sintering the polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals at the sintering zone; and
tensioning the tape during the sintering,
wherein the tape contemporaneously comprises:
(A) grains of the polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals held by an organic binder; and
(B) at least partially sintered polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals free of the organic binder.
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