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US 11,447,607 B2Granted
Woven carbon fiber reinforced steel matrix composite with fully penetrated reinforcement
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorMichael Paul Rowe
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Abstract
Composite materials include a steel matrix with reinforcing carbon fiber formed of individual fibers penetrating into the matrix to substantial depth. The fibers typically have defined diameters and large ratios of penetration depth to fiber diameter. Specified methods for forming the composite materials have a unique ability to achieve the large ratios of penetration depth to fiber diameter.
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A composite material comprising:
- a continuous steel matrix consisting essentially of sintered steel nanoparticles sintered at a temperature less than 450° C.;
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- at least one structural carbon fiber encapsulated within the continuous steel matrix, the at least one structural carbon fiber having an average cross-sectional fiber diameter less than about 5 mm,
- wherein the at least one structural carbon fiber penetrates the continuous steel matrix to a penetration depth, as measured from an outer surface of the continuous steel matrix, of at least 1 cm.
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A composite material comprising:
- a structural carbon fiber component comprising fibers having an average cross-section diameter less than about 1 millimeter;
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- a continuous steel matrix consisting essentially of sintered steel nanoparticles sintered at a temperature less than 450° C. and formed around and within the structural carbon fiber component,
- wherein, the structural carbon fiber component penetrates the continuous steel matrix to a fiber penetration depth, as measured from an outer surface of the continuous steel matrix, of at least 1 centimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.