System and method of fabrication of metal matrix composite parts

A method of manufacturing metal matrix composite parts, the method comprising:

• arranging matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fibers to form a bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fibers;
• surrounding a periphery of the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fibers with metal stripping;
• applying electrical current into the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fibers and the surrounding metal stripping to heat the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement;
• and
• simultaneously with applying the electrical current, applying controlled pressure on the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fiber to consolidate the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fiber into a metal matrix composite,
• wherein as the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fiber is being consolidated, the metal stripping at least one (i) melts at a lower temperature than the matrix alloy foils and (ii) reacts with air to remove at least one of oxygen and nitrogen from the bundle of matrix alloy foils and reinforcement fibers.