Setting the Standard for Clean Diesel.
Corning’s broad portfolio of heavy-duty diesel particulate filters can help meet even the most challenging emissions standards. A proven solution, Corning’s filters have been used in millions of vehicles. An innovative, monolithic design is the hallmark of our product family.
Product Highlights
Product Highlights
Emissions Control Expertise
Discover Advanced Solutions with Corning® DuraTrap® Filters.
- Best-in-class technical expertise from the company that pioneered emissions control systems worldwide
- Extensive product range to address tightening global standards
- Portfolio and attributes enable a wide range of aftertreatment engineering solutions
- Innovative monolithic structure optimizes space utilization
Design Characteristics
Corning® DuraTrap® AT and AC Filters are designed for the highest level of performance.
- Controlled porosity and mean pore size, in addition to thinwall product options, enable high filtration efficiency
- Low expansion and low thermal conductivity provide excellent regeneration performance as well as long-term durability
- Pressure drop performance is enhanced by tailored filter geometry and microstructure attributes
- Large frontal area (LFA) options can improve performance by lowering back pressure and increasing geometric surface area
- Corning’s innovative asymmetric cell technology (ACT) provides ash storage benefits and can help manage lifetime pressure drop requirements
Product Attributes
Corning® DuraTrap® AC Filter | Corning® DuraTrap® AT Filter | |
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Description | Advanced cordierite for lower overall system costs |
Aluminum titanate for robustness and durability |
Monolithic Structure | Yes | Yes |
Nominal CTE [RT-800°C, x 10-71/°C] |
4 | 5 |
Nominal Intrinsic Density [g/cm3] | 2.5 | 3.5 |
Nominal Porosity [%] | 50 | 50 |
Nominal Median Pore Size [µm] | 19 | 15 |
Corning® DuraTrap® Filters Features

High ash storage capacity
High Ash Storage Capacity
Our monolithic design helps improve ash storage capacity compared to non-Corning segmented options.
Our monolithic design helps improve ash storage capacity compared to non-Corning segmented options.

Excellent filtration efficiency
Excellent Filtration Efficiency
Particle number filtration for both DuraTrap® AT and DuraTrap® AC products meets stringent global standards.
Particle number filtration for both DuraTrap® AT and DuraTrap® AC products meets stringent global standards.

DuraTrap® AC Filters set the standard for pressure drop
Sets the standard for pressure drop
DuraTrap® AC filters offer low back pressure while contributing to low overall system and operating costs.
DuraTrap® AC filters offer low back pressure while contributing to low overall system and operating costs.

DuraTrap® AT products offer superior pressure drop
Offers superior pressure drop
DuraTrap® AT Filters show pressure drop benefits over commercially available non-Corning silicon carbide products with similar catalysts.
DuraTrap® AT Filters show pressure drop benefits over commercially available non-Corning silicon carbide products with similar catalysts.

DuraTrap® AT Filter maintains robustness under severe conditions
Maintains robustness under severe conditions
PM emissions remained significantly below the target for all DuraTrap® AT Filters, demonstrating the material's robustness. Parts were tested hundreds of times over more than 2000 total cycles.
PM emissions remained significantly below the target for all DuraTrap® AT Filters, demonstrating the material's robustness. Parts were tested hundreds of times over more than 2000 total cycles.
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.