Fw: New Material Class with Property Extremes

> Dear Materials Group:
>
> A revolutionary new family of sintered composite particulate pseudoalloys
> that can be engineered to combine hardness approaching that of diamond
with
> toughness that of tungsten carbide and weight approximately that of
titanium has
> been demonstrated and is being produced by Allomet Corporation, a
fledgling US
> (PA) company.
>
> This new class of pseudoalloys called TCHP, or EternAloy™, can be
engineered
> to combine the highest extremes of toughness, hardness/wear resistance,
and
> light weight ever known. Multiple additional properties can be combined
because
> the core particles, all in a uniform tough substrate, may be of many
different
> materials. This juxtaposition of property extremes is possible because
the
> constituent materials are not allowed to chemically alloy, thereby
preventing
> the well-known property averaging by the rule of mixtures.
Nanoencapsulation of
> particles allows combination of designer properties in a designed
> nanostructure at working surfaces of articles without limits imposed by
alloys, coatings,
> mechanical property enhancement, or heat treatment.
>
> TCHPs have virtually unlimited uses in the manufacture, surface
modification,
> or repair of components, parts, assemblies, or machines comprising or for
> use in the following applications in cutting and forming tools; dies,
jigs,
> holders, and fixtures; measurement tools, equipment, and gages; grinding
tools;
> abrasives; and light and medium industrial; heavy industrial;
agricultural;
> mining, petroleum, natural gas, construction, and civil; material
handling; lumber
> and paper process; petrochemical, plastic, and rubber process;
> transportation; automotive; heavy commercial vehicle; aircraft and
aerospace; maritime;
> architectural; energy generation and transmission; thermal management;
biomedical;
> military; electronic; sports; mensuration; personal article; and cosmetic
> applications.
>
> Products should be generally more available by mid-2004.
>
> Please consult our website at www.Allomet.Net for further information and
> benefits of this exciting new class of materials.
>
> Sincerely, Rick Toth, President
> >+<O>+<O>+<O>+<O>+<O>+<
> Allomet Corporation
> 509 Hahntown–Wendel Road
> North Huntingdon, PA 15642
> Telephone: 724-864-4787
> Fax: 724-864-4562
> E-mail: RickToth@aol.com
> Website: www.Allomet.net
> New Paradigms in Powder Metallurgy
Received on Thu Jan 15 08:06:38 2004