Electrodeposited composite article and method of making the same

Claim 1

IN THE ART OF POWDER METALLURGY, THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLES OF SELECTED SIZE AND SHAPE CONTAINING DIVIDED MATERIAL OF HIGH FUSION POINT, TENSILE STRENGTH AND HARDNESS, BY INTERNAL BULK ELECTROPLATING, WHICH COMPRISES MIXING THE DIVIDED MATERIAL WITH METALLIC POWDER PARTICLES OF HIGH MELTING POINT AND TENSILE STRENGTH DIFFERENT THAT THE DIVIDED MATERIAL UNTIL A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM MIXTURE IS OBTAINED, WITH THE MATALLIC POWDER PARTICLES IN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH INTERESTICES BEING FORMED BETWEEN THE PARTICLES, FORMING THE ARTICLE TO SELECTED SIZE AND SHAPE, FILLING THE INTERSTICES WITH A PLATING ELECTROYLTE FOR DEPOSITING A METAL OF HIGH MELTING POINT AND TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH IS CAPABLE OF FORMING AN INTEGRATED BOND WITH THE METALLIC POWDER, AND PLATING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO DEPOSITE THE ELECTROLYTIC METAL FROM THE PLATING SOLUTION UPON THE POWDER TO UNITE THE PARTICLES THEREOF AND TO FORM A RIGID POROUS STRUCTURE WITH INTERSTICES OF REDUCED CROSS SECTION.