Patent ID: 7731810

Claim:
A method of making a bulk nanocomposite, wherein said bulk nanocomposite comprises a molybdenum-based metallic matrix and a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed throughout said molybdenum-based metallic matrix, and wherein the plurality of said nanoparticles comprises from about 2 volume percent to about 20 volume percent of said bulk nanocomposite, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a nanocomposite powder, wherein said nanocomposite powder comprises a plurality of nanoparticles and a molybdenum-based metallic matrix material, wherein providing a nanocomposite powder comprises cryomilling said molybdenum-based metallic matrix material to form said plurality of nanoparticles; b) consolidating said nanocomposite powder; and c) thermomechanically processing said nanocomposite powder to form said bulk nanocomposite.