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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2010
Alexander Pechenik, Getzville, NY (US);
Wesley P. Hoffman, Palmdale, CA (US);
Alexander Pechenik, Getzville, NY (US);
Wesley P. Hoffman, Palmdale, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
This invention describes a unique of class of nano-scale materials for use as protective coatings or barriers against heat as well as material loss due to processes such as corrosion, ablation, erosion, or oxidation. These nano-scale laminated materials are also useful as free-standing components and as substrates, especially for high temperature oxidation-resistant applications. The novel materials of this invention are known as interface-defined nano-laminates (IDnLs), and are fabricated by a new method from ceramic, metallic, and other powders. The laminate layer thickness in an IDnL is smaller than that of ordinary laminates but greater than that of superlattices. Interface-defined nano-laminates are fundamentally different from ordinary laminates in that their properties are defined by interfaces, and not by the properties of the bulk materials comprising individual layers.