Pressure assisted technique for forming self-supporting composite bodies and articles formed thereby
US5264401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B35/652
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates generally to a novel method of forming self-supporting bodies and the novel products made thereby. In its more specific aspects, this invention relates to a method of producing self-supporting bodies comprising one or more boron-containing compounds by reacting a powdered parent metal with a bed or mass comprising a boron source material and a carbon source material (e.g., boron carbide) and/or boron source material and a nitrogen source material (e.g., boron nitride) and, optionally, one or more inert fillers. More specifically, the reaction occurs under the application of an externally applied pressure.
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