Patent ID: 7186369

Claim:
A method of forming a part made of a molybdenum-copper composite material comprising the steps of: forming a mixture of molybdenum, phenolic, and wax; forming said mixture into a green form using a selective laser sintering technique; placing the green form and an oxygen free copper into a furnace; and subjecting said green form and said oxygen free copper to a furnace cycle to form said composite material, said step of subjecting comprising: heating the green form and the oxygen free copper from room temperature to a first temperature 600 degrees Celsius over a time period of 3 hours; holding the green form and the oxygen free copper at the first temperature for 1 hour; heating the green form and the oxygen free copper to a second temperature of 1150 degrees Celsius over a time period of 2.3 hours, holding the green form and the oxygen free copper at the second temperature for 0.5 hours; and reducing the temperature in the furnace from said second temperature to room temperature in 3 hours.