Patent ID: 9296190
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: C04B

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing a composite material, the method comprising joining two or more units of baseline material at a joint interface, wherein joining comprises rapid heating by passing a direct current through and/or around the joint and maintaining the temperature for a period of time sufficient to join the units, wherein the baseline material of each unit is the same or different, and wherein the baseline material is selected from the group consisting of: a ceramic, a ceramic composite, a metal composite, and a carbon material, provided that the composite material does not comprise two or more units of a metal composite, wherein one or both of the following is true; (a) the joining is performed in a spark plasma sintering furnace; and/or (b) the method further comprises rapid cooling of the joined units at rate of about 50° C./minute to about 200° C./minute.