US 11,807,581 B2
Ultra-high temperature carbide foams and methods of fabricating the same
Arvind Agarwal, Miami, FL (US); Ambreen Nisar, Miami, FL (US); Tony Thomas, Miami, FL (US); Kazue Orikasa, Miami, FL (US); and Benjamin Peter Boesl, Miami, FL (US)
Assigned to THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by Arvind Agarwal, Miami, FL (US); Ambreen Nisar, Miami, FL (US); Tony Thomas, Miami, FL (US); Kazue Orikasa, Miami, FL (US); and Benjamin Peter Boesl, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,819.
Application 17/932,819 is a continuation of application No. 17/457,778, filed on Dec. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,472,746.
Prior Publication US 2023/0183139 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. C04B 35/56 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/634 (2006.01); C04B 38/00 (2006.01); B28B 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC C04B 35/5622 (2013.01) [C04B 35/5607 (2013.01); C04B 35/6263 (2013.01); C04B 35/6264 (2013.01); C04B 35/62655 (2013.01); C04B 35/63424 (2013.01); C04B 38/0038 (2013.01); C04B 38/0054 (2013.01); B28B 1/14 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3839 (2013.01); C04B 2235/606 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6021 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6567 (2013.01); C04B 2235/666 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9607 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultra-high temperature carbide (UHTC) foam, comprising first pores having a diameter in a range of from 40 micrometers (μm) to 80 μm, second pores having a diameter in a range of from 10 μm to 30 μm, and third pores having a diameter on the order of hundreds of nanometers (nm),
the UHTC foam comprising a porosity of at least 30%, and
the UHTC foam comprising tantalum carbide (TaC).