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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Zuhair A. Munir, Davis, CA (US);
Frederic Charlot, Dijon, FR;
Frederic Bernard, Neuilly-les-Dijon, FR;
Eric Gaffet, Evette Salbert, FR;
Other;
Abstract
Solid reaction products with a dense nanocrystalline structure are formed from reactant particles with diameters in the nano-scale range by compacting the particles into a green body, then passing an electric current through the body causing Joule heating sufficient to initiate the reaction to form the reaction product while simultaneously applying pressure to the reacting body to density it to a density approaching the theoretical density of the pure product. Surprisingly, this process results in a reaction product that retains the nanocrystalline structure of the starting materials, despite the fact that a reaction has occurred and the materials have been subjected to highly stringent conditions of electric current, heat and pressure.