Abstract: Sintered polybenzimidazole articles are obtained by compacting a particulate, dried polybenzimidazole resin under a pressure of 2,000 to 10,000 psi in a mold, heating the formed article to a temperature in the range of 825.degree. to 950.degree. F. for at least four hours, cooling the polybenzimidazole article to below 800.degree. F. while maintaining the article under a pressure of 2,000 to 10,000 psi, and thereafter heating the constrained formed polybenzimidazole article to a temperature in the range of 825.degree. to 950.degree. F. for at least one hour.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 1987
Date of Patent:
March 21, 1989
Assignees:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Alpha Precision Plastics, Inc.
Inventors:
Bennett C. Ward, Edwardo Alvarez, Ralph S. Blake