Plasma sprayed continuously reinforced aluminum base composites
AssigneeAlliedSignal Inc.
InventorsSantosh K. Das, Michael S. Zedalis, Paul S. Gilman
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Abstract
A metal matrix composite is produced by forming a rapidly solidified aluminum base alloy into powder. The powder is plasma sprayed onto at least one substrate having thereon a fiber reinforcing material to form a plurality of preforms. Each of the preforms has a layer of the alloy deposited thereon, and the fiber reinforcing material is present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 75 percent by volume thereof. The preforms are bonded together to form an engineering shape.
Claims6
A composite comprised of a plurality of preforms bonded to form an engineering shape, each of said preforms comprising a substrate having thereon a fiber reinforcing material upon which an aluminum base alloy layer is deposited, said alloy having been rapidly solidified to produce therein a metastable structure, formed into a powder and deposited by plasma spraying at a powder flow rate and vacuum level adjusted to retain said metastable structure, and said fiber reinforcing material being present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 75 percent by volume thereof.
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