Method and apparatus for altering material
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for thermally altering the near surface characteristics of a material are described. In particular, a repetitively pulsed ion beam system comprising a high energy pulsed power source and an ion beam generator are described which are capable of producing single species high voltage ion beams (0.25-2.5 MeV) at 1-1000 kW average power and over extended operating cycles (10.sup.8). Irradiating materials with such high energy, repetitively pulsed ion beams can yield surface treatments including localized high temperature anneals to melting, both followed by rapid thermal quenching to ambient temperatures to achieve both novel and heretofore commercially unachievable physical characteristics in a near surface layer of material.
- Inventors:
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- 1033 Tramway La. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87122
- 184 Ludlowville Rd., Lansing, NY 14882
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870193
- Patent Number(s):
- 5473165
- Assignee:
- Stinnett, Regan W. (1033 Tramway La. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87122);Greenly, John B. (184 Ludlowville Rd., Lansing, NY 14882)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08J - WORKING-UP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; altering; material; methods; thermally; near; surface; characteristics; described; particular; repetitively; pulsed; beam; comprising; energy; power; source; generator; capable; producing; single; species; voltage; beams; 25-2; mev; 1-1000; kw; average; extended; operating; cycles; 10; irradiating; materials; yield; treatments; including; localized; temperature; anneals; melting; followed; rapid; thermal; quenching; ambient; temperatures; achieve; novel; heretofore; commercially; unachievable; physical; layer; repetitively pulsed; beam generator; physical characteristics; near surface; power source; ambient temperature; surface layer; average power; rapid thermal; pulsed power; surface characteristics; surface treatment; ambient temperatures; energy pulse; temperature anneal; extended operating; surface treatments; producing single; physical characteristic; altering material; /250/
Citation Formats
Stinnett, Regan W, and Greenly, John B. Method and apparatus for altering material. United States: N. p., 1995.
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"Method and apparatus for altering material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870193.
@article{osti_870193,
title = {Method and apparatus for altering material},
author = {Stinnett, Regan W and Greenly, John B},
abstractNote = {Methods and apparatus for thermally altering the near surface characteristics of a material are described. In particular, a repetitively pulsed ion beam system comprising a high energy pulsed power source and an ion beam generator are described which are capable of producing single species high voltage ion beams (0.25-2.5 MeV) at 1-1000 kW average power and over extended operating cycles (10.sup.8). Irradiating materials with such high energy, repetitively pulsed ion beams can yield surface treatments including localized high temperature anneals to melting, both followed by rapid thermal quenching to ambient temperatures to achieve both novel and heretofore commercially unachievable physical characteristics in a near surface layer of material.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {1}
}
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