Metal composite article and method of manufacturing
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1. A composite metal article comprising:
- a higher melting point metal;
a lower melting point alloy; and
at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy,wherein the at least one other metal is selected to aid in sinter-densification of the higher melting point metal in a temperature range above the liquidus temperature of the lower melting point alloy and below the melting point of the at least one other metal.
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A composite metal article includes a higher melting point metal, a lower melting point alloy and at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy. The at least one other metal is selected to aid in sinter-densification of the higher melting point metal in a temperature range above the liquidus temperature of the lower melting point alloy and below the melting point of the at least one other metal.
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1. A composite metal article comprising:
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a higher melting point metal; a lower melting point alloy; and at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy, wherein the at least one other metal is selected to aid in sinter-densification of the higher melting point metal in a temperature range above the liquidus temperature of the lower melting point alloy and below the melting point of the at least one other metal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing a composite metal article, comprising:
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mixing a higher melting point metal, a lower melting point alloy and at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy to create a mixture; combining the mixture with at least one of a wax binder and a polymer binder to create a resulting mixture and heating the resulting mixture to a temperature such that the at least one wax binder and polymer binder melts; injection molding the heated mixture to form an article; and sintering the article, wherein the higher melting point metal undergoes particle rearrangement due to a presence of the melted lower melting point alloy and simultaneous solid-state sinter-densification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A projectile, comprising:
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a mixture of a higher melting point metal, a lower melting point alloy and at least one other metal with an intermediate melting point between that of the higher melting point metal and the lower melting point alloy, wherein the at least one other metal is selected to aid in sinter-densification of the higher melting point metal in a temperature range above the liquidus temperature of the lower melting point alloy and below the melting point of the at least one other metal.
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