Composite bodies and methods for making same
US5439744A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31678
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates generally to a novel directed metal oxidation process which is utilized to produce self-supporting bodies. In some of the more specific aspects of the invention, a parent metal (e.g., a parent metal vapor) is induced to react with at least one solid oxidant-containing material to result in the directed growth of a reaction product which is formed from a reaction between the parent metal and the solid oxidant-containing material. The inventive process can be utilized to form bodies having substantially homogeneous compositions, graded compositions, and macrocomposite bodies.
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