Claims
- 1. A fusible powder, comprising 100 parts by weight of a metal salt of a fatty acid and 0 to 35 parts by weight of a fusible organic component.
- 2. The fusible powder of claim 1, wherein the fusible organic component is selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic macromolecule, a thermally curable macromolecule, a radiation curable binder precursor, and combinations thereof.
- 3. The fusible powder of claim 1, wherein the metal salt of a fatty acid comprises calcium stearate and zinc stearate, wherein the weight ratio of the calcium stearate to the zinc stearate is in the range from 1:1 to 9:1.
- 4. The fusible powder of claim 1, further comprising up to 30 parts by weight of a fatty acid.
- 5. The fusible powder of claim 4, wherein the fatty acid is stearic acid.
- 6. The fusible powder of claim 4, wherein the powder comprises about 90 parts by weight of calcium stearate per about 10 parts of stearic acid.
- 7. A fusible powder comprising from about 5 to 100 parts by weight of a grinding aid and from 0 to about 95 parts by weight of a fusible organic component.
- 8. The fusible powder of claim 7 wherein the grinding aid is an organic halide, a halide salt, a metal, a metal alloy, or combinations thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. Application Ser. No. 09/761,371, filed Jan. 16, 2001, which is a divisional application of U.S. Application Ser. No. 09/071,263, filed May 1, 1998, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,133.
Divisions (2)
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09761371 |
Jan 2001 |
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10028160 |
Dec 2001 |
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09071263 |
May 1998 |
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09761371 |
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