Process for preparing self-supporting bodies and products made thereby
US4777014A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22C1/1057
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Self-supporting bodies are produced by reactive infiltration of a parent metal with a boron source typically resulting in a composite comprising a parent metal boride and metal. The mass to be infiltrated may contain one or more inert fillers admixed with the boron source to produce a composite by reactive infiltration, which composite comprises a matrix of metal and parent metal boride embedding the filler. The relative amounts of reactants and process conditions may be altered or controlled to yield a body containing varying volume percents of ceramic, metal and/or porosity.
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