METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS BY COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS AND SEMI-SOLID FORMING

摘要

An apparatus (10) and method of producing dense, near net shape components of advanced materials such as intermetallics, ceramics, and their components. The method consists of two major steps combined into one. First step includes the preparation of semi-solid or liquid materials by means of combustion synthesis or self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. The second step includes the densification and near net shape forming of such combustion products by semi-solid metalworking or die casting techniques provides alow cost, fast production method for many articles made of high temperature materials such as intermetallics, ceramics and their composites.