High toughness ceramic/metal composite and process for making the same
US5682595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12167
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The ceramic/metal composite material is comprised of a ceramic phase with particles of alumina or of a solid solution based on alumina and a refractory phase including titanium nitride and/or carbonitride and a metallic matrix based on Ni, Co, Fe. The interface between the particles of alumina or the solid solution of alumina and the metallic matrix is rich in nitrogen and in titanium or in compounds thereof.
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