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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathleen B Alexander, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Terry N Tiegs, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Paul F Becher, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Shirley B Waters, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419 48 ; 419 14 ; 419 19 ; 419 49 ; 75235 ; 75236 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing ceramic composite comprising blending TiC particulates, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 particulates and nickle aluminide and consolidating the mixture at a temperature and pressure sufficient to produce a densified ceramic composite having fracture toughness equal to or greater than 7 MPa m.sup.1/2, a hardness equal to or greater than 18 GPa.