Lattice materials and structures and related methods thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Virginia Patent Foundation
InventorsHaydn N. G. WADLEY, Liang DONG, Arthur H. HEUER
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Abstract
A method for treating substrates or components; and substrates or components that have been treated by the associated method. The treatment may be applied to any iron or steel based alloy to create a treated layer that increases the strength of the substrate or component. The treatment may be especially useful for strengthening small structures, as with sandwich panels, small trusses, or other complex structures. The treatment may be used to improve strength, stiffness, fatigue resistance, and wear properties, among other benefits.
Claims54
A method for strengthening a substrate or component with a treatment, said method comprising:
- treating the substrate or component to be strengthened;
- and
- wherein said treatment affects a minimum of at least about 0.5 percent of the material cross-sectional area of said substrate or said component after said treatment, resulting in strengthening of said substrate or said component.
A strengthened substrate or component, wherein substrate or component comprising:
- said substrate or component in communication with a treatment;
- and
- said treatment comprising a minimum of at least about 0.5 percent of the total material cross-sectional area of said substrate or component in communication with said treatment.
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