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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Shyh-chin Huang, Latham, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert John Zabala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Roger John Petterson, Guilderland, NY (US);
Eric Allen Ott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Srinivasa Range Gowda, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shyh-Chin Huang, Latham, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert John Zabala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Roger John Petterson, Guilderland, NY (US);
Eric Allen Ott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Srinivasa Range Gowda, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a dispersion-strengthened material containing nanoparticles that are uniformly dispersed in a matrix phase. The method includes adding nanoparticles and a molten material to a container to form a pool within the container and rotating the container to create a convection vortex in the pool. The convection vortex is sufficient to cause the nanoparticles to be incorporated into the molten material so as to yield a molten composite material, and further causes the molten composite material to be ejected from the container. The molten composite material is then cooled to form a solid composite body comprising a uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles.