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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Michael Thomas Furlong, Leicestershire, GB;
Neil Hopkinson, Nottingham, GB;
Kamran Aamir Mumtaz, Harrow Weald, GB;
Michael Thomas Furlong, Leicestershire, GB;
Neil Hopkinson, Nottingham, GB;
Kamran Aamir Mumtaz, Harrow Weald, GB;
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, GB;
Abstract
A method for forming an object, including providing at least a first material having a melting point at a first temperature and a second material having a melting point at a second temperature; heating at least a portion of the first and second materials above the first and second temperatures to form a substantially molten alloy, the molten alloy having a solidifying point at a third temperature, the third temperature being less than the first temperature and the second temperature; and providing substantially solid further material to at least a portion of the molten alloy, the further material having a melting point at a temperature greater than the third temperature.