Heating schedules have been simulated for the minimum time for binder removal from green ceramic components that contain open porosity. To determine such heating schedules, a number of parameters appearing in the model must be specified, including the kinetic parameters of binder degradation, the permeability of the green body, and the temperature and pressure at which the green body fails. Because of uncertainty in these quantities, safety factors can be applied to these model parameters to obtain a more conservative heating cycle that begins at a lower temperature and is longer in duration than the minimum time heating cycle.

Keywords: binder; binder removal; porosity; barium titanate