Patent ID: 7544228

Claim:
A cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and a binder phase (RS) wherein, P is a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ca, Y, Fe, Mn, Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements, and mixtures thereof, Q is oxide, R is a base metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S consists essentially of at least one element selected from Cr, Al and Si and at least one reactive wetting element chosen from Ti, Zr, Hf, Ta, Sc, Y, La, and Ce, and wherein the ceramic phase (PQ) ranges from 55 to 95 vol % based on the volume of the cermet and is dispersed in the binder phase (RS) as particles with a diameter of 100 microns or greater.