Method of forming a substantially interwoven matrix containing a refractory hard metal and a metal compound
US4678760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25C7/02
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention discloses an improvement in a process wherein a first reactant comprising one or more metals or metal compounds exothermically reacts with a second reactant comprising at least one or more metals or metal compounds in the presence of a third reactant to form an interwoven matrix of a conductive material and an insulating material. The improvement comprises locally applying, to a selected region of a shaped body formed from a mixture of the reactants, sufficient energy to initiate an exothermic reaction which then propagates throughout the remainder of the body to form the interwoven matrix.
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