Patent ID: 11872628
Assignee: POWDERMET, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A three or more phase composite which includes a ceramic phase, a non-solid phase, and a metal phase that includes niobium, said non-solid phase and said ceramic phase are segregated into isolated pockets forming a discontinuous phase in said composite, said metal phase is continuous phase in said composite, said composite having a compression modulus that is at least 25% less than a compression modulus of said metal forming said metal phase, said composite also having a thermal conductivity that is at least 40% less than a thermal conductivity of said metal that forms said metal phase, said composite having a density that is at least 20% lower than a density of said metal that forms said metal phase.