A rotating screw, together with heaters, heats the material and continously pushes it through a die with the shape of the profile. After the die, the profile is cooled by air or water and cut into desired lengths.
Water (traditional ceramics) or organic materials (technical ceramics) are added to provide adequate plasticity for forming.
The major difficulty is removing the organic material prior to firing, without causing cracks or distortions.
Production volumes are normally high.
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Materials
Metal powders
Typical products
Filter for ultrafiltration
Honeycomb thermal insulator
Competing processes
ReferencesModern Ceramic Engineer
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