Table 3.

Summarized information of candidate slurries.

Slurry#	Composition		Pressure/Vacuum	Results
	Solid components	Solvents
1	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	4.0 g Polysilicate	Atmospheric pressure 26.8 kPa	SEM
2	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	5.0 g Polysilicate	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
3	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	6.0 g Polysilicate	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
4	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	10 g Megasol	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
5	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	12 g Megasol	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
6	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	15 g Megasol	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
7	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	3.0 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	Evaporation too rapid
8	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	3.5 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	Evaporation too rapid
9	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	4.0 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	Evaporation too rapid
10	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	4.0 g Polysilicate 0.4 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
11	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	4.5 g Polysilicate 0.4 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
12	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	4.0 g Megasol 2.0 g Ethanol	Atmospheric pressure	Particle aggregation
13	0.8 g Alumina 2.8 g Mullite	1.5 g 3% PEO Solution 4.0 g Water	Atmospheric pressure	Particle aggregation
14	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g Polysilicate	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
15	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g Megasol 1.5 g Water	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
16	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g Megasol 1.5 g 50% Ethanol-water solution	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
17	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g Water 0.2 g Triton X-100	26.8 kPa	SEM
18	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite 0.2 g Cornstarch	4.0 g Water	26.8 kPa	SEM
19	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite 0.2 g Cornstarch	3.8 g 60% Ethanol-water solution	26.8 kPa	SEM
20	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g Ethanol 0.1 g Dispersing Agent	26.8 kPa	SEM
21	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	4.0 g TEOS	Atmospheric pressure	Safety issue
22	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite	3.0 g TEOS	Atmospheric pressure	SEM
23	0.8 g Alumina 1.6 g Mullite0.2 g Corn Starch	3.0 g TEOS	Atmospheric pressure	SEM