Abstract Reinforcing fibers are precisely aligned and distributed in a metal matrix by (a) forming a corrugated sheet of the metal, filling the valleys with reinforcing fibers, sandwiching the sheet between two flat sheets of the same metal and subjecting the assembly to pressure and elevated temperatures until the layers of metal matrix become integrally bonded, or (b) placing between two sheets of metal matrix in an alternate or periodic but parallel fashion fibers or rods of both the reinforcing metal and the metal matrix and subjecting the assembly to pressure and elevated temperatures until the metal matrix becomes integrally bonded. Alternatively, in both instances the assembly can be rolled into a cylinder with the reinforcing fibers parallel to the axis of the cylinder and the resulting assembly extruded into a billet or compacted at elevated temperatures.
A process for the preparation of a composite material which comprises the steps of: a. depositing on a sheet of a metal matrix to form as assembly, a single layer of a plurality of matrix members and reinforcing members, said reinforcing members bEing distributed evenly and throughout said layer, and all of said members being aligned parallel to each other and held apart solely by the volume of adjacent members. b. subjecting said assembly to a metal working process wherein the metal matrix and matrix members are integrally bonded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A process for the preparation of a composite material which comprises the steps of: a. depositing on a sheet of a metal matrix to form as assembly, a single layer of a plurality of matrix members and reinforcing members, said reinforcing members bEing distributed evenly and throughout said layer, and all of said members being aligned parallel to each other and held apart solely by the volume of adjacent members. b. subjecting said assembly to a metal working process wherein the metal matrix and matrix members are integrally bonded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 1 wherein said assembly is formed into a cylinder with the reinforcing and matrix members parallel to the axis of said cylinder and the cylinder subsequently extruded.