Patent ID: 8821786

Claim:
A method of forming an oxide-dispersion strengthened alloy comprising the steps: a. mixing a first quantity of oxide-nanoparticles with a liquid forming a colloid of oxide-nanoparticles, wherein the oxide-nanoparticles are 1-5 nanometers in the largest dimension; b. mixing the colloid of oxide-nanoparticles with a second quantity of alloy-microparticles forming an oxide-alloy colloid, wherein the oxide-nanoparticles are substantially uniformly distributed throughout the colloid, and wherein substantially all of the oxide-nanoparticles adhere to the alloy-microparticles and not to the oxide-nanoparticles; c. drying the oxide-alloy colloid, forming an oxide-alloy powder; and d. heating the oxide-alloy powder to a sintering temperature.