| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5212343 |
Water reactive method with delayed explosion |
May 18, 1993 |
| Devices and methods are disclosed for contacting a hot reaction mass with water to initiate an explosive reaction. The reaction mass comprises a ceramic or intermetallic material that is produced by exothermically reacting a mixture of reactive elements. Suitable reaction masses include |
| 5059490 |
Metal-ceramic composites containing complex ceramic whiskers |
October 22, 1991 |
| The present invention relates to the formation of whisker reinforced metal matrix composites in which complex boride or carbide whiskers having an aspect ratio of greater than 10:1 are distributed throughout a metal, metal alloy, or intermetallic matrix. Exemplary complex boride whiskers |
| 4921531 |
Process for forming fine ceramic powders |
May 1, 1990 |
| The present invention relates to a process for the production of fine powder materials and the products of that process. The process involves the in-situ precipitation of second phase particles, such as ceramic or intermetalics, within a metal matrix, followed by separation of the pa |
| 4915902 |
Complex ceramic whisker formation in metal-ceramic composites |
April 10, 1990 |
| The present invention relates to the formation of whisker reinforced metal matrix composites in which complex boride or carbide whiskers are distributed throughout a metal, metal alloy, or intermetallic matrix. Exemplary complex boride whiskers include TiNbB, TiTaB, TiVB, NbHfB, and |
| 4800065 |
Process for making ceramic-ceramic composites and products thereof |
January 24, 1989 |
| This invention relates to ceramic-ceramic composites comprising a dispersion of ceramic particles in a ceramic matrix. The production of these composites involves the in-situ precipitation of ceramic particles in a solvent metal matrix and the conversion of the matrix to a ceramic by |
