Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing a product, comprising:providing a metal containing substance; converting the metal containing substance into a non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured crystalline material; forming at least one component of the product using the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured crystalline material, and sintering the at least one component to densify the at least one component.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing the at least one component to convert the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium material into a stoichiometric material.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the act of forming comprises a process selected from the group consisting of injection molding, isostatic pressing, casting, extrusion, screen printing, thick film forming, and coating.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises a superconductor.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises an oxide.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises a carbide.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises a boride.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises a chalcogenide.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises a nitride.
- 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured form of material comprises an alloy.
- 11. A product manufactured by the method of claim 1.
- 12. A method of manufacturing a desired nanomaterial, comprising:providing a metal containing substance; converting the metal containing substance into a non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured crystalline material; and reacting the non-stoichiometric non-equilibrium nanostructured crystalline material with a species to produce the desired nanomaterial.
- 13. The method of claim 12 wherein the species is a fluid.
- 14. The method of claim 12 wherein the desired nanomaterial comprises a non-equilibrium non-stoichiometric material.
- 15. The method of claim 12 wherein the desired nanomaterial comprises a non-stoichiometric material.
- 16. The method of claim 12 wherein the desired nanomaterial comprises a stoichiometric material.
- 17. A product comprising the desired nanomaterial produced by the method of claim 12.
Parent Case Info
The present application is a divisional of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/274,517 filed Mar. 23, 1999 entitled “MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS USING NANOSTRUCTURED NON-STOICHIOMETRIC SUBSTANCES” which claims the priority of provisional application No. 60/111,442 filed Dec. 8, 1998 and 60/107,318, filed Nov. 6, 1998, entitled “Materials and Products Using Nanostructured Non-stoichiometric Materials,” all of which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention and which are incorporated herein by reference.
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