Method of high-density foil fabrication

Patent · 15 December 2003

OSTI ID:1174625

Blue, Craig A.; Sikka, Vinod K.; Ohriner, Evan K.

A method for preparing flat foils having a high density includes the steps of mixing a powdered material with a binder to form a green sheet. The green sheet is exposed to a high intensity radiative source adapted to emit radiation of wavelengths corresponding to an absorption spectrum of the powdered material. The surface of the green sheet is heated while a lower sub-surface temperature is maintained. An apparatus for preparing a foil from a green sheet using a radiation source is also disclosed.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• Assignee: Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): 6,663,826
• Application Number: 09/614,889
• OSTI ID: 1174625
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English