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US 5,968,671 AGranted
Brazed composites
OwnerBrian E. Josephinventor
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Abstract
A composite material made of continuous aluminum oxide fibers reinforcing an aluminum matrix to form a strand where the strands are formed into a structure and brazed together in a vacuum using an aluminum brazing alloy. The brazing alloy is preferably an aluminum silicon alloy. In winding filament wound vessels, an electric current may be used to heat the strands to cause a coating of the aluminum brazing alloy to melt.
Claims6
A compound composite structure comprising:
- a first composite structure of elongated aluminum matrix strand reinforced by tow based aluminum oxide fibers extending the length thereof;
- a compound composite where said first composite structure is either a first composite structure that is wound over itself or adjacent to another similar first composite structure or a combination of said first composite structures that are wound and said first composite structure that is adjacent another similar first composite structure;
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- said compound composite further including a brazing metal between said first composite structures to form a compound composite having a structure compounded into a compound composite.
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