Hard disk drive components and methods of making same

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1995-06-29

1997-09-30

Bell, Mark L.

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Metal continuous phase interengaged with nonmetal continuous...

428548, 428551, 428552, 428553, 428554, 501 87, 501 93, 501 96, B22F 326

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ABSTRACT:
Hard disk drive components, such as, sliders, load beams, support arms, actuators, actuator bearings, spacers, clamps, spindles, ball bearings, thrust bearings, journal bearings, base plates, housings, and covers, formed of a multi-phase ceramic-based material. One method of making the hard disk drive components includes (a) forming a porous body of ceramic; (b) infiltrating a liquid into the pores of the ceramic body; (c) solidifying the infiltrated liquid; and (d) machining the metal-infiltrated ceramic body to form the hard disk drive component.

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