Patent ID: 8323790

Claim:
A multimodal cermet composition comprising: a) a ceramic phase, and b) a low melting point metal binder phase, wherein said ceramic phase is a metal boride with a multimodal distribution of particles, wherein the metal of the metal boride is chosen from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, Group VI elements of the Long Form of the Periodic Table of Elements, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said low melting metal binder phase is represented by the formula (DEF), wherein D is a base metal chosen from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, E is an alloying metal comprising Cr, Si, and B, and F is an alloying element chosen from the group consisting of C, N, P, Al, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures thereof, wherein said alloying metal E includes from 0.5 to 8 wt% B based on the total weight of the lower melting point metal binder phase (DEF), and wherein said low melting metal binder phase has a melting point less than 1250° C.