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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
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:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a joined product is at least two ceramic parts, specifically bi-element carbide parts with a bond joint therebetween, wherein the bond joint has a metal silicon phase. The bi-element carbide refers to compounds of MC, M,C, M,C and combinations thereof, where M is a first element and C is carbon. The metal silicon phase may be a metal silicon carbide ternary phase, or a metal silicide.