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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles H Henager, Jr, Kennewick, WA (US);
John L Brimhall, West Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156 8911 ; 156246 ; 1563066 ; 264682 ;
Abstract
According to the method of the present invention, joining a first bi-element carbide to a second bi-element carbide, has the steps of: (a) forming a bond agent containing a metal carbide and silicon; (b) placing the bond agent between the first and second bi-element carbides to form a pre-assembly; and (c) pressing and heating the pre-assembly in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to a temperature effective to induce a displacement reaction creating a metal silicon phase bonding the first and second bi-element carbides.