Method of making a functionally graded material
Abstract
A gelcasting method of making an internally graded article includes the steps of: preparing at least two slurries, each of the slurries including a different gelcastable powder suspended in a gelcasting solution, the slurries characterized by having comparable shrinkage upon drying and sintering thereof; casting the slurries into a mold having a selected shape, wherein relative proportions of the slurries is varied in at least one direction within the selected shape; gelling the slurries to form a solid gel while preserving the variation in relative proportions of the slurries; drying the gel to form a dried green body; and sintering the dry green body to form a solid object, at least one property thereof varying because of the variation in relative proportions of the starting slurries. A gelcasting method of making an internally graded article alternatively includes the steps of: preparing a slurry including a least two different phases suspended in a gelcasting solution, the phases characterized by having different settling characteristics; casting the slurry into a mold having a selected shape; allowing the slurry to stand for a sufficient period of time to permit desired gravitational fractionation in order to achieve a vertical compositional gradient in the molded slurry;more »
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Clinton, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873791
- Patent Number(s):
- 6248286
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B28 - WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE B28B - SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; functionally; graded; material; gelcasting; internally; article; steps; preparing; slurries; including; gelcastable; powder; suspended; solution; characterized; comparable; shrinkage; drying; sintering; casting; mold; selected; shape; relative; proportions; varied; direction; gelling; form; solid; preserving; variation; dried; green; dry; property; varying; starting; alternatively; slurry; phases; settling; characteristics; allowing; stand; sufficient; period; time; permit; desired; gravitational; fractionation; achieve; vertical; compositional; gradient; molded; selected shape; vertical direction; casting solution; sufficient period; slurry including; gelcasting method; casting method; /264/419/
Citation Formats
Lauf, Robert J, Menchhofer, Paul A, and Walls, Claudia A. Method of making a functionally graded material. United States: N. p., 2001.
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Lauf, Robert J, Menchhofer, Paul A, & Walls, Claudia A. Method of making a functionally graded material. United States.
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"Method of making a functionally graded material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873791.
@article{osti_873791,
title = {Method of making a functionally graded material},
author = {Lauf, Robert J and Menchhofer, Paul A and Walls, Claudia A},
abstractNote = {A gelcasting method of making an internally graded article includes the steps of: preparing at least two slurries, each of the slurries including a different gelcastable powder suspended in a gelcasting solution, the slurries characterized by having comparable shrinkage upon drying and sintering thereof; casting the slurries into a mold having a selected shape, wherein relative proportions of the slurries is varied in at least one direction within the selected shape; gelling the slurries to form a solid gel while preserving the variation in relative proportions of the slurries; drying the gel to form a dried green body; and sintering the dry green body to form a solid object, at least one property thereof varying because of the variation in relative proportions of the starting slurries. A gelcasting method of making an internally graded article alternatively includes the steps of: preparing a slurry including a least two different phases suspended in a gelcasting solution, the phases characterized by having different settling characteristics; casting the slurry into a mold having a selected shape; allowing the slurry to stand for a sufficient period of time to permit desired gravitational fractionation in order to achieve a vertical compositional gradient in the molded slurry; gelling the slurry to form a solid gel while preserving the vertical compositional gradient in the molded slurry; drying the gel to form a dried green body; and sintering the dry green body to form a solid object, at least one property thereof varying along the vertical direction because of the compositional gradient in the molded slurry.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001}
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