Patent ID: 9181781
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. A method of making a reconfigurable article, comprising: providing a powder comprising a plurality of base material particles, the base material particles comprising base metal particles; providing a powder comprising a plurality of removable material particles, each removable material particle comprising a particle core, the particle core comprising a core material that comprises Mg, Al, Zn or Mn, or a combination thereof, and a metallic coating layer disposed on the particle core and comprising a metallic coating material, wherein the powders are configured for solid-state sintering to one another at a predetermined sintering temperature; and forming a base article from the base material particles comprising the plurality of removable material particles, the forming comprising mixing the base material particles and the removable material particles to form a particle mixture and compacting or heating, or a combination thereof, the particle mixture to provide the base article.