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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2006
Prakash K. Mirchandani, Hampton Cove, AL (US);
David J. Wills, Brentwood, TN (US);
Michale E. Waller, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jeffrey L. Weigold, Huntsville, AL (US);
Billy D. Swearengin, New Hope, AL (US);
Prakash K. Mirchandani, Hampton Cove, AL (US);
David J. Wills, Brentwood, TN (US);
Michale E. Waller, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jeffrey L. Weigold, Huntsville, AL (US);
Billy D. Swearengin, New Hope, AL (US);
TDY Industries, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a composite article by injecting at least two composite materials comprising metal carbides into a mold to form a green compact is disclosed. The composite materials may be metal powders comprising a binder metal, a hard particle. The composite material may further comprise a plastic binder. The two different composite materials are injected into the mold to form the green compact. Additionally, the composite materials may be injected through a die before entering the mold. In a specific embodiment, the die forms at least one internal channel within the green compact.