Method for the production of inorganic fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite wires
AssigneesYazaki Corporation, Northeastern University
InventorsJoseph T. Blucher, Makoto Katsumata
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing composite materials are provided. In a first embodiment, a binding material is placed on a heat-resistant filter that is placed on hollow particles in a pressurizable container. Under pressure and heat, the binding material flows through the filter and infiltrates the spaces between the hollow particles. In a further embodiment, composite material wire is produced by coating the surfaces of inorganic fiber bundles with a metal oxide by dipping in a solution of a hydrolyzable organic metal compound and hydrolyzing and heat-treating prior to continuous infiltration under pressure.
Claims11
A method for the production of inorganic fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite wires comprising:
- dipping inorganic fiber bundles in a solution of a hydrolyzable organic metal compound;
- hydrolyzing and heat-treating the organic metal compound so that the inorganic fiber surfaces are coated with a metal oxide;
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- infiltrating under pressure a molten metal into the inorganic fiber bundles.
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