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Method of making a PTFE based tape suitable for impregnation into a porous metal matrix
Assignee: Federal Mogul World Wide LLC
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Filing: 1984-04-30
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Granted: 1986-10-07
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Expires: 2004-04-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method of making a tape suitable for impregnation into a porous metal matrix which generally comprises the steps of mixing a liquid dispersion of PTFE with a coagulant to form a paste, placing the paste between a layer of supporting material and a layer of filter paper to form a sandwich, compressing the sandwich, transferring the sandwich to a gauze-like material so that the filter paper layer of the sandwich is adjacent the gauze-like material, applying a vacuum to the gauze-like material and adjacent filter paper layer to remove some excess liquid from the paste, and removing the layer of filter paper from the sandwich to leave a tape comprising PTFE and liquid and a layer of supporting material adjacent the tape. The method of the present invention may be used to apply, by impregnation, a PTFE based composition, which may include various fillers therein, to a porous metal matrix or interlayer. In addition, some of the PTFE based composition may be left above the porous metal interlayer after the impregnation step. After sintering, a composite bearing material which may include a metal backing, a porous metal interlayer on the metal backing, and having the PTFE based composition substantially filling the pores of the porous metal interlayer and forming a surface layer on the bearing material may thereby be produced.
Inventors
- 👤 George C. Pratt
- 👤 Michael C. Montpetit
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 18:30
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F7/00; B22F7/02; B22F7/04; F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C33/201; F16C33/203; F16C33/206; F16C2208/00; F16C2208/02; F16C2208/20; F16C2208/30; F16C2208/32; F16C2240/00; F16C2240/40; F16C2240/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of impregnating a porous metal matrix mounted on a backing with a PTFE based composition comprising providing a tape composition comprising PTFE and liquid lubricant on a layer of supporting material, providing a porous metal matrix, impregnating said porous metal matrix with said tape composition, thereby filling the pores of said matrix throughout the said matrix and to said backing, and thereafter removing said layer of supporting material, said tape composition being of the constituency of a semi-compressed, semi-liquid paste having a substantial liquid lubricant content such that the tape composition is capable of being forced into the pores of said porous metal matrix without materially compacting said matrix and thereby closing the pores thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of impregnating a porous metal matrix mounted on a backing with a PTFE based composition comprising providing a tape composition comprising PTFE and liquid lubricant on a layer of supporting material, providing a porous metal matrix, impregnating said porous metal matrix with said tape composition, thereby filling the pores of said matrix throughout the said matrix and to said backing, and thereafter removing said layer of supporting material, said tape composition being of the constituency of a semi-compressed, semi-liquid paste having a substantial liquid lubricant content such that the tape composition is capable of being forced into the pores of said porous metal matrix without materially compacting said matrix and thereby closing the pores thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method as defined in claim 1 in which said liquid lubricant is water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 1 which further comprises leaving some of said tape composition above said porous metal matrix after said impregnating step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said tape composition further comprises at least one filler material therein.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of producing a composite bearing material which includes a metal backing, a porous metal interlayer on said metal backing, and a PTFE based composition substantially filling the pores of said porous metal interlayer and forming a surface layer on the bearing material, said method comprising providing a tape composition comprising PTFE and liquid lubricant on a layer of supporting material, providing a porous metal interlayer on a metal backing, impregnating said porous metal interlayer with said tape composition and thereby filling the pores of said matrix throughout the said matrix and to said backing, while leaving some tape composition above said porous metal interlayer to form a composite strip and removing said layer of supporting material, said tape composition being of the constituency of a semi-compressed, semi-liquid paste having a substantial liquid lubricant content such that the tape composition is capable of being forced into the pores of said porous metal matrix without materially compacting said matrix and thereby closing the pores thereof, and heating said composite strip so as to sinter said PTFE based composition.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of producing a composite bearing material which includes a metal backing, a porous metal interlayer on said metal backing, and a PTFE based composition substantially filling the pores of said porous metal interlayer and forming a surface layer on the bearing material, said method comprising providing a tape composition comprising PTFE and liquid lubricant on a layer of supporting material, providing a porous metal interlayer on a metal backing, impregnating said porous metal interlayer with said tape composition and thereby filling the pores of said matrix throughout the said matrix and to said backing, while leaving some tape composition above said porous metal interlayer to form a composite strip and removing said layer of supporting material, said tape composition being of the constituency of a semi-compressed, semi-liquid paste having a substantial liquid lubricant content such that the tape composition is capable of being forced into the pores of said porous metal matrix without materially compacting said matrix and thereby closing the pores thereof, and heating said composite strip so as to sinter said PTFE based composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method as defined in claim 5 in which said liquid lubricant is water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as defined in claim 5 wherein said tape composition further comprises at least one filler material therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as defined in claim 2 wherein said water content ranges from approximately 20% to about 37% by weight of said tape composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said tape composition prior to impregnating said porous metal matrix is of a thickness ranging from 0.25-0.50 millimeters, and said supporting material being a flexible band of biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalete.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said tape composition is impregnated into said porous metal matrix by passing said porous metal matrix and backing and said tape composition and supporting material between a pair of rolls, the gap between said rolls being less than the combined thickness of said porous metal matrix, backing, tape composition and supporting material, and rolling said tape composition into the pores of said porous metal matrix.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 10 wherein following impregnation the resultant filled metal matrix and backing are sintered at a temperature of about 350° C.
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