US4338132A
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Process for fabricating fiber-reinforced metal composite
Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1979-09-25
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Granted: 1982-07-06
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Expires: 1999-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A process for fabricating a fiber-reinforced metal composite is disclosed which comprises laminating a plurality of a sheet-like precomposites comprising bundles of filaments of metal reinforcing fibers, among the filaments of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of not more than 1/2 of the diameter of the fiber is spread, and among bundles of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of 2 to 10 times the diameter of the fiber is spread, and hot-pressing the resulting laminate either in a vacuum or in an atmosphere of an inert gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideho Okamoto
- 👤 Ken-ichi Nishio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:42
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C47/00; C22C47/02; C22C47/06; C22C47/062; C22C47/068; C22C47/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A process for fabricating a fiber-reinforced metal composite, which comprises laminating a plurality of sheet-like precomposites comprising bundles of filaments of metal reinforcing fibers, among the filaments of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of not more than 1/2 of the diameter of the fiber is spread, and among the bundles of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of 2 to 10 times the diameter of the fiber is spread, and hot-pressing the resulting laminate either in a vacuum or in an atmosphere of an inert gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process for fabricating a fiber-reinforced metal composite, which comprises laminating a plurality of sheet-like precomposites comprising bundles of filaments of metal reinforcing fibers, among the filaments of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of not more than 1/2 of the diameter of the fiber is spread, and among the bundles of which a matrix metal powder having an average particle size of 2 to 10 times the diameter of the fiber is spread, and hot-pressing the resulting laminate either in a vacuum or in an atmosphere of an inert gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the precomposite is produced by first preparing bundles of filaments of the reinforcing fibers and spreading the matrix metal powder among the filaments of the metal-reinforcing fiber bundles, the matrix metal powder having an average particle size of not more than 1/2 of the diameter of the metal-reinforcing fiber, and second spreading the matrix metal powder among the bundles of the fiber so as to fabricate said sheet-like precomposite, the matrix metal powder having an average particle size of 2 to 10 times the diameter of the fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the first spreading step is carried out by immersing the bundles of the fibers into an organic solvent suspension of the matrix metal powder and drying the resulting fiber, or by means of a plasma spraying.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the second spreading step is carried out by applying an organic solvent suspension comprising a resin and the matrix metal powder to the bundles of the fibers and drying the resulting fibers, or by means of a plasma spraying.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 4, wherein the applying of the organic solvent suspension is effected by immersion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the hot-pressing is carried out at the vicinity of the melting point of the matrix metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the hot-pressing is carried out at a temperature from 0.98 T m to 1.03 T m , in which T m is the melting point in terms of the absolute temperature of the matrix metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the matrix metal powder is made of a metal selected from the group consisting of lead, zinc, tin, magnesium, aluminum, copper, nickel, iron, titanium and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 8, wherein the metal matrix powder comprises a mixture of said metals in solid solution or an eutectoid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the metal-reinforcing fiber is a ceramic fiber or a metal fiber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the filament is 1 to 500 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the number of filaments in each bundle is 10 to 200,000.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the aspect ratio of the fiber is at least 10.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the fiber is a continuous fiber or a fiber of 50 mm or longer in length.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
A fiber-reinforced metal composite produced by the process of claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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