Method for manufacturing porous metal fiber felts
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS METAL FIBER MATERIAL OF UNIFORM CONSTITUTION BY SCREENING COMMINUTED METAL FIBERS ON TO A CARRIER SUPPORT AND THEREBY DISTRIBUTING THE COMMINUTED METAL FIBERS USING A ROTARY MOVEMENT AND THE ONE OR MORE LAYERS DISTRIBUTED ON TO A SUPPORT ARE THEN COATED WITH AN ADHESIVE OR BINDING AGENT APPLIED TO THIS FIRST LAYER, WHEREUPON ONE OR MORE SUBSEQUENT FIBER LAYERS ARE APPLIED AND THESE PROCESSES ARE CONTINUED UNTIL THE DESIRED THICKNESS OF THE RESULTANT MAT ON THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN OBTAINED, WHEREUPON THE MAT SO FORMED IS THEN DRIED AND THE SOLVENT PRESENT IN THE ADHESIVE OR BINDING AGENT IS DRIVEN OFF, AND THEN THE PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECTED TO HEAT TREATMENT IF REQUIRED AFTER COMPACT: ING. VERY UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION IS ACHEIVED IF THE COMMINUTED METAL FIBERS ARE DISTRIBUTED USING A ROTARY MOVEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT VIBRATORY TREATMENT, AND THE COMMINUTED METAL FIBERS MAY BE CLASSIFIED BEFORE THE DISTRIBUTION STEP, FOR PURPOSE OF MORE RELIABLE CONTROL OF THE DESIRED PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL TO BE PRODUCED.
Inventors
- 👤 J Schloemer
- 👤 G Hof
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