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Product Information Benefits Corning builds on more than 40 years of ceramic material and process knowledge with its fast light-off substrates. Through a unique material design that significantly reduces mass, FLORA TM substrates can reach operating temperature more quickly than our standard Celcor® substrates to lower cold-start emissions. Discover best-in-class technical expertise from the company that invented cellular ceramic substrates and sets the standard for catalytic converters worldwide. Excellent time to light-off performance to meet stringent HC emissions requirements Designed to facilitate on-wall coating to help maximize catalytic performance Can lower system cost by reducing precious metal use Improves fuel efficiency Fast light-off substrates significantly reduce cumulative hydrocarbon emissions compared to standard substrates. Corning® FLORA TM Substrates Corning® FLORA TM Substrates/ Product Information Sheet/ August 2014 Applications Close-coupled for light-duty gasoline DOC and LNT for light-duty diesel Geometric Surface Area / Light-off Based on 0.8 L substrate volume Parts tested at size 118.41 x 73 mm Cumulative HC Emissions 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time [s] FLORA 600/3 Celcor 600/3 Increasing Cumulative HC [g] Engine bench testing on substrate in close-coupled position with production coating Product [cpsi/ web] Open Frontal Area [%] Back Pressure 1 [ kPa] Time to light-off 2 [s] Celcor 600/3 83.6 2.0 55.5 FLORA 600/3 83.6 2.0 42.4 Celcor 750/2 86.8 2.4 55.3 FLORA 750/2 86.8 2.4 39.4 Celcor 600/2 88.1 1.8 51.5 FLORA 600/2 88.1 1.8 36.7 Product Attributes 1 Calculated on bare 188.41 x 73 mm part at 200 kg/hr ~ 800°C 2 Calculated on bare 188.41 x 73 mm part Relative GSA to Celcor 400/6 Relative light-off to Celcor 400/6 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% FLORA 600/3 750/2 600/2 Celcor 600/2 750/2 bubble size = open frontal area 600/3

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Product InformationBenefitsCorning builds on more than 40 years of ceramic material and process knowledge with its fast light-off substrates. Through a unique material design that significantly reduces mass, FLORATM substrates can reach operating temperature more quickly than our standard Celcor® substrates to lower cold-start emissions. Discover best-in-class technical expertise from the company that invented cellular ceramic substrates and sets the standard for catalytic converters worldwide.

• Excellent time to light-off performance to meet stringent HC emissions requirements

• Designed to facilitate on-wall coating to help maximize catalytic performance

• Can lower system cost by reducing precious metal use• Improves fuel efficiency

Fast light-off substrates significantly reduce cumulative hydrocarbon emissions compared to standard substrates.

Corning® FLORATM

Substrates

Corning® FLORATM Substrates/ Product Information Sheet/ August 2014

Applications• Close-coupled for light-duty gasoline• DOC and LNT for light-duty diesel

Geometric Surface Area / Light-off

Based on 0.8 L substrate volumeParts tested at size 118.41 x 73 mm

Cumulative HC Emissions

0 10 20 30 40 50 60Time [s]

FLORA 600/3

Celcor 600/3

Incr

easin

g Cu

mul

ativ

e H

C [g

]

Engine bench testing on substrate in close-coupled positionwith production coating

Product[cpsi/web]

Open Frontal Area [%]

Back Pressure1

[ kPa]

Time to light-off2

[s]

Celcor 600/3 83.6 2.0 55.5

FLORA 600/3 83.6 2.0 42.4

Celcor 750/2 86.8 2.4 55.3

FLORA 750/2 86.8 2.4 39.4

Celcor 600/2 88.1 1.8 51.5

FLORA 600/2 88.1 1.8 36.7

Product Attributes

1Calculated on bare 188.41 x 73 mm part at 200 kg/hr ~ 800°C2Calculated on bare 188.41 x 73 mm part

Relative GSA to Celcor 400/6

Rela

tive

light

-off

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elco

r 400

/6

60%

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50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

FLORA600/3750/2

600/2

Celcor

600/2

750/2

bubble size = open frontal area

600/3

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Corning® FLORATM Substrates

Corning® FLORATM Substrates/ Product Information Sheet/ August 2014

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The charts and graphs used in this publication are based on data from experimental and limited tests conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, measurements, and calculations sponsored by Corning. Corning can provide additional calculations or test results based on specific operating conditions.

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Back Pressure/ Light-off

Celcor

Relative light-off to Celcor 400/6

FLORA

Rela

tive

Back

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e to

Cel

cor 4

00/6 50%

45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%0%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

600/3

600/2

750/2

600/3

600/2

750/2

bubble size = open frontal area

Based on 0.8 L substrate volumeParts tested at size 118.41 x 73 mmbp at 200 kg/hr ~ 800°C