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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Iowa State University Reseach Foundation, Inc,., Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 3/558 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 3/558 ;
Abstract
A ceramic material which is an orthorhombic boride of the general formula: AlMgB :X, with X being a doping agent. The ceramic is a superabrasive, and in most instances provides a hardness of 40 GPa or greater.