Titanium carbide/titanium alloy composite and process for powder metal cladding

A method of cladding a macrocomposite structure comprising:

• selecting a matrix material and a compatible stiffener material;
• blending the matrix and stiffener material to form a microcomposite material blend;
• pressing a quantity of the matrix material to form an alloy layer;
• pressing a quantity of the microcomposite material to form a microcomposite layer on the alloy layer to form a multi-layered compact;
• and
• sintering the multi-layered compact to form an integral metallurgical bond between the layers of the compact with diffusion but essentially no composition gradient between the microcomposite layer and the alloy layer.

A method of cladding a macrocomposite structure comprising:

• selecting a matrix material and a compatible stiffener material;
• blending the matrix and stiffener material to form a microcomposite material blend;
• pressing a quantity of the microcomposite material to form a microcomposite layer;
• pressing a quantity of the matrix material to form an alloy layer on the microcomposite layer to form a multi-layered compact;
• and
• sintering the multi-layered compact to form an integral metallurgical bond between the layers of the compact with diffusion but essentially no composition gradient between the microcomposite layer and the alloy layer.

A method of cladding a macrocomposite structure comprising:

• selecting a matrix material and a compatible stiffener material;
• blending the matrix material and stiffener material to form a microcomposite material blend;
• selecting a material from the group consisting of the matrix material and the microcomposite material;
• pressing a quantity of the selected material to form a layer;
• pressing a quantity of the remaining material onto the layer of the selected material to form a multi-layered compact;
• and
• sintering the multi-layered compact to form an integral metallurgical bond between the layers of the compact with diffusion but essentially no composition gradient between the layers.

A method of cladding a macrocomposite structure comprising:

• selecting a matrix material and a compatible stiffener material;
• blending the matrix material and stiffener material to form a microcomposite material blend;
• alternately predisposing quantities of the matrix material and the microcomposite material;
• simultaneously pressing the quantities of the matrix material and the microcomposite material into layers to form a multi-layered compact having at least an alloy layer and at least a microcomposite layer;
• and
• sintering the multi-layered compact to form an integral metallurgical bond between the layers of the compact with diffusion but no composition gradient between the microcomposite layer and the alloy layer.