PROCESSO PARA A PRODUCAO DE UM CORPO CERAMICO AUTO-SUPORTADO CONTENDO UM COMPONENTE POLIMERICO E CORPO CERAMICO AUTO-SUPORTADO OBTIDO POR ESTE PROCESSO

摘要

A method of producing self-supporting ceramic bodies (12) having a polymer component, which includes first providing a self-supporting ceramic body (12) comprising (i) a polycrystalline oxidation reaction product formed upon oxidation of a molten parent metal with an oxidant, and (ii) interconnected porosity (13) at least partially accessible from one or more surfaces of said ceramic body. The polymer is disposed or formed within the interconnected porosity (13). The polymer is situated so as to alter, modify or contribute to the properties of the ceramic body (12) originally formed.