Patent ID: 7895872
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: B21C,B22F,B82Y,C21D,C22C

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a nanocrystalline monolithic micro-scale or meso-scale article, the method comprising the steps of: machining a body to produce a polycrystalline chip having a nanocrystalline microstructure; straightening or flattening the chip while retaining the nanocrystalline microstructure of the chip; forming the monolithic article entirely from the chip by performing at least one operation on the chip chosen from the group consisting of deforming the chip or removing material from the chip; and employing the article as a component in an application chosen from the group consisting of ground transportation, biomedical, microelectromechanical systems, aerospace, power generation, defense, and nuclear industries.