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Title:
OSMIUM DIBORIDE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005110924
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Osmium, when combined with boron alone, or in combination with rhenium, ruthenium or iron, produces compounds that are ultra-hard and incompressible. These osmium diboride compounds are useful as a substitute to for other super or ultra-hard materials that are used in cutting tools and as abrasives. The osmium diboride compounds have the formula OsX M1-X B2 where M is rhenium, ruthenium or iron and x is from 0.01 to 1, except when x is not 1 and M is rhenium, x is from 0.01 to 0.3.

Inventors:
KANER RICHARD B (US)
GILMAN JOHN J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/016372
Publication Date:
August 10, 2006
Filing Date:
May 10, 2005
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Assignee:
UNIV CALIFORNIA (US)
KANER RICHARD B (US)
GILMAN JOHN J (US)
International Classes:
B24B1/00; B24B27/00; B24D3/00; B24D3/02; B24D99/00; C01B35/04; C01G55/00; C04B35/58; C09K3/14
Foreign References:
US20020069592A12002-06-13
US4745035A1988-05-17
Other References:
See also references of EP 1761463A4
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