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US 2026/0246084 A1Published application
Asynchronous conversion of metals to metal ceramics
AssigneeIntalus, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Hamblin-Smith, Peter Oestlund, Mats Vikstroem
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Abstract
The disclosed invention includes articles having advantageous ceramic layers with a ceramic/metal intermediate layer that diminishes towards a pure metal core. Such articles have substantial use in unconventional, harsh environments.
Claims18
An object surface positioned above the Karman Line, said object comprising:
- a core consisting of a metal;
- an intermediate layer, enveloping said core, consisting of a mixture of said metal and a ceramic;
- and postformed from a composition consisting of said metal;
- and
- an outer layer, enveloping said intermediate layer, composed of an original surface consisting of a substantially isotropic metal-ceramic for a original surface depth and a machined surface with a machined surface depth consisting of said substantially isotropic metal-ceramic, wherein said machined surface depth is less than said original surface depth;
- said machined surface having a machined loss-volume depth removed from said outer layer;
- and said machined surface hardness-accelerated in duration sufficient to impart a comparable hardness between said original surface and said machined surface.
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An object positioned above the Karman Line, said object comprising:
- a core consisting of a metal;
- an intermediate layer, enveloping said core, consisting of a mixture of said metal and a ceramic;
- and postformed from a composition consisting of said metal;
- and
- an outer layer, enveloping said intermediate layer, composed of an original surface consisting of a substantially isotropic metal-ceramic for a original surface depth and a machined surface with a machined surface depth consisting of said substantially isotropic metal-ceramic, wherein said machined surface depth is greater than said original surface depth;
- said machined surface having a machined loss-volume depth removed from said outer layer;
- and said machined surface hardness-accelerated in duration sufficient to impart a comparable hardness between said original surface and said machined surface.
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An object surface positioned above the Karman Line, said object surface comprising:
- a core consisting of a metal;
- an intermediate layer, enveloping said core, consisting of a mixture of said metal and a ceramic;
- and postformed from a composition consisting of said metal;
- consisting of a mixture of said metal and a metal-ceramic of said metal arranged in a gradient of diminishing ceramic relative to said core;
- and
- an outer layer, enveloping said intermediate layer, composed of an original surface
- consisting of said metal-ceramic, substantially isotropically arranged, for an original surface depth and a machined surface with a machined surface depth consisting of said substantially isotropic metal-ceramic, wherein said machined surface depth is less than said original surface depth;
- said machined surface having a machined loss-volume depth removed from said outer layer;
- and said machined surface hardness-accelerated in duration sufficient to impart a comparable hardness between said original surface and said machined surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.