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Method for making self-supporting composite bodies
Assignee: Lanxide Technology Co LP
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Filing: 1997-03-11
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Granted: 1999-01-05
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Expires: 2017-03-11
Abstract
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. In a preferred embodiment, a substance comprising a filler material and a solid oxidant, preferably an admixture of particulates, is coated onto at least a portion of the solid oxidant-containing material. Such a technique is particularly advantageous for forming relatively thick reaction product layers which might not otherwise develop to the desired thickness using the original "directed growth" embodiment. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the solid oxidant and the solid oxidant-containing material have the same chemical composition, and the filler material and the reaction product have the same chemical composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Terry Dennis Claar
- 👤 Vilupanur Alwar Ravi
- 👤 Michael Allan Richmond
- 👤 Philip Joseph Roach
- 👤 Barry Robert Rossing
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:37
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B41/00; C04B41/009; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/65; C04B35/652; C04B41/45; C04B41/50; C04B41/5053; C04B41/5057; C04B41/80; C04B41/81; C04B41/85; C04B41/87; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/06; C23C10/08; C23C26/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for forming a self-supporting body, comprising: providing a solid oxidant-containing material; coating at least a portion of at least one surface of said solid oxidant-containing material with a material comprising at least one filler material and at least one solid oxidant to form a coated solid oxidant-containing material; providing a source of parent metal in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said coated solid oxidant-containing material; communicating a vapor of said parent metal to said coated solid oxidant; and causing said parent metal vapor to react with said solid oxidant of said coating layer to form at least one reaction product within said coating layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for forming a self-supporting body, comprising: providing a solid oxidant-containing material; coating at least a portion of at least one surface of said solid oxidant-containing material with a material comprising at least one filler material and at least one solid oxidant to form a coated solid oxidant-containing material; providing a source of parent metal in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said coated solid oxidant-containing material; communicating a vapor of said parent metal to said coated solid oxidant; and causing said parent metal vapor to react with said solid oxidant of said coating layer to form at least one reaction product within said coating layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said filler material has substantially the same chemical composition as said reaction product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said filler material has a chemical composition different from that of said reaction product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said solid oxidant has substantially the same chemical composition as said solid oxidant-containing material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said solid oxidant has a different chemical composition than said solid oxidant-containing material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising causing said at least one parent metal vapor to react with said solid oxidant-containing material to form a second reaction product.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said reaction product and said second reaction product have substantially the same chemical composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of said filler material is embedded in said second reaction product.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said filler material is embedded in said reaction product.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said coating comprises an admixture of particulates.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said admixture is homogeneous.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said admixture is heterogeneous.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said solid oxidant-containing material and said solid oxidant comprise carbon, said filler material comprises silicon carbide and said parent metal comprises silicon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said coating consists essentially of one or more filler materials and one or more solid oxidants.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
96 words
A method for forming a self-supporting body, comprising: providing a solid oxidant-containing material; coating at least a portion of at least one surface of said solid oxidant-containing material with a material comprising at least one filler material and at least one solid oxidant but not a solid parent metal to form a coated solid oxidant-containing material; contacting said coated solid oxidant-containing material to at least one parent metal vapor; and causing said parent metal vapor to react with said solid oxidant of said coating layer to form at least one reacton product within said coating layer.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
96 words
A method for forming a self-supporting body, comprising: providing a solid oxidant-containing material; coating at least a portion of at least one surface of said solid oxidant-containing material with a material comprising at least one filler material and at least one solid oxidant but not a solid parent metal to form a coated solid oxidant-containing material; contacting said coated solid oxidant-containing material to at least one parent metal vapor; and causing said parent metal vapor to react with said solid oxidant of said coating layer to form at least one reacton product within said coating layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 15, wherein said parent metal vapor arrives at said coated solid oxidant-containing material by vapor-phase transport from a source of parent metal maintained in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to said coated solid oxidant-containing material.
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