Methods of manufacturing dissolvable tools via liquid-solid state molding

A method of manufacturing a dissolvable article comprises forming a liquid-solid mixture comprising secondary particles homogeneously dispersed in a molten metallic matrix material; disposing the liquid-solid mixture in a mold; agitating the liquid-solid mixture in the mold; and molding the liquid-s...

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Main Authors Salinas, Bobby, Xu, Zhiyue, Zhang, Zhihui
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.03.2019
Subjects
CASTING
CASTING OF METALS
CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POWDER METALLURGY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method of manufacturing a dissolvable article comprises forming a liquid-solid mixture comprising secondary particles homogeneously dispersed in a molten metallic matrix material; disposing the liquid-solid mixture in a mold; agitating the liquid-solid mixture in the mold; and molding the liquid-solid mixture under agitation to form a dissolvable article, wherein the secondary particles and the metallic matrix material form a plurality of micro- or nano-sized galvanic cells in the dissolvable article.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514823491