Intermetallic metallic composite, method of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10697266-B2
Application number	US-201715617222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an article comprising a plurality of domains fused together; wherein the domains comprise a core comprising a first metal; and a first layer disposed upon the core; the first layer comprising a second metal; the first metal being chemically different the second metal. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising rolling a sheet in a roll mill; the sheet comprising a first metal and having disposed upon each opposing face of the sheet a first layer that comprises a second metal; the second metal being chemically different from the first metal; cutting the sheet into a plurality of sheets; stacking the plurality of sheets; and rolling the stacked sheets in the roll mill to form a blank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
disposing upon a tube string, a sealing system; the sealing system comprising:
a expandable component and a support member;
wherein the support member comprises:
a plurality of domains contacting one another; wherein the domains comprise:
a core comprising a first metal; and
a first layer disposed upon the core; the first layer comprising a second metal; the first metal being chemically different the second metal; the first metal being chemically different the second metal; wherein the domains comprise a gradient in composition between the first metal and the second metal; wherein the core is in the form of a particle having a domain size of 44 to 1400 micrometers, and wherein the plurality of domains have interstices between them;
a second layer that is disposed upon the first layer, wherein the second layer comprises a third metal that is different from the first metal and the second metal; where the second metal is present in an amount of 8 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the article; and where the third metal is nickel, aluminum, magnesium zinc, copper, iron, cobalt, or a combination thereof; where the third metal is present in an amount of 0.01 to 0.1 wt %, based on a total weight of the article;

introducing the tube string into a well;
dissolving the support member; and
swelling the expandable component.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a rate of dissolution of the support member is controlled.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first metal is aluminum, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, nickel, cobalt, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing metals.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second metal is aluminum, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, nickel, cobalt, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing metals.

Assignees

• Guest Randall V
• Johnson Michael H
• Xu Zhiyue
• Baker Hughes A Ge Co Llc

Inventors

• Guest Randall V
• Johnson Michael H
• Xu Zhiyue

Classifications

• Y10T428/12493

  Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.] · CPC title

• E21B33/12 Primary

  Packers; Plugs (used for cementing E21B33/134, E21B33/16) · CPC title

• E21B33/1208

  characterised by the construction of the sealing or packing means (E21B33/1277 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T428/12458

  having composition, density, or hardness gradient · CPC title

• Y10T428/12729

  Group IIA metal-base component · CPC title