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Method of producing composite materials
Assignee: National Aerospace Laboratories Of Science & Technology Agency
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Filing: 1987-08-07
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2007-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing a material having a layer of ceramic as a first component, a layer of a metal as a second component and an intermediate layer lying between said layers and including said first and second components in continuous gradient ratios so that the properties of the material may change continuous, including a step of forming said intermediate layer by igniting a powder mixture of metallic and nonmetallic constitutive elements of said ceramic component and said metal component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in the powder mixture.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Niino
- 👤 Nobuyuki Yatsuyanagi
- 👤 Jun Ikeuchi
- 👤 Nobuhiro Sata
- 👤 Tohru Hirano
- 👤 Kanichiro Sumiyoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:07
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B18/00; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/02; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/65; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/14; C22C9/00; B22F2998/00; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2237/00; C04B2237/02; C04B2237/04; C04B2237/30; C04B2237/32; C04B2237/36; C04B2237/365; C04B2237/50; C04B2237/55; C04B2237/59; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12014; Y10T428/12021; Y10T428/12458
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic elements as a first component, forming thereon a second layer which comprises a metal as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic elements as a first component, forming thereon a second layer which comprises a metal as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 1, which further includes determining composition and temperature property distributions of said intermediate layer so that said composite material is adapted for conditions in which said composite material is used and so that the residual stress of said intermediate layer counterbalances other stresses generated under said conditions.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of a first ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic components as a first component, forming thereon a second layer which comprises a second ceramic as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of a first ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic components as a first component, forming thereon a second layer which comprises a second ceramic as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method producing a material as defined in claim 3, which further includes determining composition and temperature property distributions of said intermediate layer so that said composite material is adapted for conditions in which said composite material is used and so that the residual stress of said intermediate layer counterbalances other stresses generated under said conditions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of a first ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic components as a first component, forming thereon a second layer of a second ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic elements as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of producing a composite material which comprises: forming a first layer of a first ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic components as a first component, forming thereon a second layer of a second ceramic which comprises metallic and nonmetallic elements as a second component, and forming an intermediate layer between said first and second layers, wherein said intermediate layer includes a powder mixture of said first and second components in ratios based on a continuous gradient so that the properties of said composite material may change along said continuous gradient, wherein said intermediate layer is formed by igniting said powder mixture of said first component and said second component so as to cause a synthetic reaction in said powder mixture to produce said composite material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method producing a material as defined in claim 5, which further includes determining composition and temperature property distributions of said intermediate layer so that said composite material is adapted for conditions in which said composite material is used and so that the residual stress of said intermediate layer counterbalances other stresses generated under said conditions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 1, wherein said intermediate layer is formed so that the amount of said first component increases in a direction approaching said first layer and the amount of said second component increases in a direction approaching said second layer, and wherein said powder mixture is ignited by feeding electricity through metallic wires contacting said powder mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 7, wherein said first and second components comprise, respectively, a member selected from the group consisting of TiB 2 and Cu; TiB 2 and Ti; ZrB 2 and Zr; ZrB 2 and Cu; NbB 2 and Cu; Ta 3 B 4 and Cu; TiB 2 and Al; TiC and Ti; ZrC and Zr; TiC and Cu; and ZrC and Cu.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 8, wherein said first and second components comprise, respectively, TiB 2 and Cu.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 8, wherein said layers are compressed so as to facilitate said synthetic reaction, and wherein said intermediate layer is formed by successively layering a plurality of laminates of varying component ratios so as to form said continuous gradient.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 3, wherein said intermediate layer is formed so that the amount of said first component increases in a direction approaching said first layer and the amount of said second component increases in a direction approaching said second layer, and wherein said powder mixture is ignited by feeding electricity through metallic wires contacting said powder mixture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 11, wherein said first and second components comprise, respectively, a member selected from the group consisting of TiC and ZrC; TiB and SiC; and TiB and ZrB.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of producing a composite material as in claim 12, wherein said layers are compressed so as to facilitate said synthetic reaction, and wherein said intermediate layer is formed by successively layering a plurality of laminates of varying component ratios so as to form said continuous gradient.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 2, wherein said intermediate layer is formed so that the amount of said first component increases in a direction approaching said first layer and the amount of said second component increases in a direction approaching said second layer, and wherein said powder mixture is ignited by feeding electricity through metallic wires contacting said powder mixture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 4, wherein said intermediate layer is formed so that the amount of said first component increases in a direction approaching said first layer and the amount of said second component increases in a direction approaching said second layer, and wherein said powder mixture is ignited by feeding electricity through metallic wires contacting said powder mixture.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method of producing a composite material as defined in claim 6, wherein said intermediate layer is formed so that the amount of said first component increases in a direction approaching said first layer and the amount of said second component increases in a direction approaching said second layer, and wherein said powder mixture is ignited by feeding electricity through metallic wires contacting said powder mixture.
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