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US 12,590,011 B2Granted
Mixed metal dodecaborides and uses thereof
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsRichard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
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Abstract
Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.
Claims20
A method of preparing a composite matrix, wherein the composite matrix comprises:
- Zr1-xMxB12, or Y1-xScxB12;
- wherein:
- Zr is zirconium, Y is yttrium, Sc is scandium, and B is boron;
- M is yttrium (Y), scandium (Sc), gadolinium (Gd), samarium (Sm), neodymium (Nd), or praseodymium (Pr);
- and
- x is from 0.001 to 0.999;
- wherein the method comprises:
- a) blending together the boron and metals for a time sufficient to produce a powder mixture;
- b) pressing the powder mixture under a pressure sufficient to generate a pellet;
- and
- c) heating the pellet at a temperature sufficient to produce the composite matrix.
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