EP0299096A1 - Vorrichtung zur Herstellung orientierter Faseraggregate - Google Patents

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EP0299096A1
EP0299096A1 EP87110081A EP87110081A EP0299096A1 EP 0299096 A1 EP0299096 A1 EP 0299096A1 EP 87110081 A EP87110081 A EP 87110081A EP 87110081 A EP87110081 A EP 87110081A EP 0299096 A1 EP0299096 A1 EP 0299096A1
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Fukuo 13-4 Aza Kagamida Gomi
Tomohito Ito
Renichi Isomura
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C47/00—Making alloys containing metallic or non-metallic fibres or filaments
    • C22C47/02—Pretreatment of the fibres or filaments
    • C22C47/025—Aligning or orienting the fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F3/00—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sintering; Apparatus specially adapted therefor ; Presses and furnaces
    • B22F3/002—Manufacture of articles essentially made from metallic fibres
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C47/00—Making alloys containing metallic or non-metallic fibres or filaments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F2998/00—Supplementary information concerning processes or compositions relating to powder metallurgy

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  • An apparatus of the present invention relates to an apparatus for producing fiber aggregate, and more particularly, it relates to an apparatus for continuously producing fiber aggregate in which most fibers are one-dimensionally oriented.
  • "One-dimensional orientation" means that many fibers are oriented in about the same direction. This definition applies not only to the fiber aggregate but also to the orientation step to be mentioned later.
  • fiber aggregate of short fibers or whiskers has been produced by using one of the conventional apparatuses mentioned below.
  • the first one is a centrifugal forming apparatus as shown in Fig.4 (disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-open No.65200/1985).
  • Fig.4 a centrifugal forming apparatus
  • an aqueous suspension of silicon carbide whiskers or the like is fed through the supply pipe 24 to the porous cylindrical vessel 23 which is lined with the filter film 25 and disposed in the outer cylinder 21.
  • the hollow fiber aggregate 26 is formed by centrifugal action. Water is discharged from the water outlet 22.
  • the second one is a suctional forming apparatus as shown in Fig. 5.
  • a prescribed amount of fiber-containing fluid 34 is fed to the cylinder 31, and a pressure is applied to the fluid 34 by the pressing plunger 32 arranged above the cylinder 31.
  • the filtrate is removed by suction through the filter 33 disposed at the bottom of the cylinder 31.
  • the fiber aggregate formed by the above-said centrifugal forming apparatus or suctional forming apparatus is not composed of one-dimensionally oriented fibers, but is composed mainly of two- or three-­dimensionally oriented fibers.
  • the fiber aggregate with such orientation has a disadvantage that it does not provide a sufficient strength in the desired one-­dimensional direction when incorporated into fiber-­reinforced metal (referred to as FRM hereinafter). Additional disadvantages are the low volume ratio of fiber and the excessive spring back at the time of compression molding.
  • the fiber aggregate produced by using the apparatus of this invention has a high fiber volume ratio and a low degree of spring back.
  • FRM When incorporated into FRM, it provides FRM having a high strength in the desired one dimension.
  • the apparatus of the present invention it is possible to produce one-dimensionally oriented fiber aggregate continuously by using the sheet drive unit which moves the long filter sheet horizontally.
  • the apparatus of the present invention for producing oriented fiber aggregate comprises an orientation vessel, at least one pair of positive electrode and negative electrode, and a sheet drive unit.
  • the orientation vessel includes a supply part, an orientation part and a discharge part.
  • the supply part is placed at the upper part of the vessel and it receives a dielectric fluid in which whiskers, short fibers or the like are dispersed, and supplies the dielectric fluid downward.
  • the discharge part discharges the dielectric fluid downward.
  • the dielectric fluid moves downward from the supply part to the discharge part through the orientation part.
  • the electrodes are installed vertically at a certain distance apart horizontally in the orientation part of the orientation vessel.
  • the sheet drive unit moves a long filter sheet horizontally between the orientation part and the discharge part in the orientation vessel. The filter sheet permitting the dielectric fluid to pass therethrough and permitting the fibers to aggregate thereon.
  • the orientation vessel includes a supply part 4 placed above which receives a dielectric fluid 3 in which are dispersed short fibers 2 or the like and supplies the dielectric fluid downward, a discharge part 6 which discharges the dielectric fluid downward, and an orientation part 5 through which the dielectric fluid moves downward from the supply part 4 to the discharge part 6.
  • the supply part 4 should have such a structure as to receive the dielectric fluid in which fibers are dispersed.
  • An alternative structure may be possible in which there is disposed above the supply part 4 a dispersion unit to disperse fibers into the dielectric fluid or a supply unit (not shown) to supply the dielectric fluid.
  • the supply part may have a resistance flow regulator to reduce the flow rate of the dielectric fluid in which fibers are dispersed.
  • the resistance flow regulator is designed to reduce the flow rate of the incoming fluid and prevent the turbulence that would otherwise occur in random directions in the orientation vessel, whereby permitting the adequate dispersion of fibers.
  • the resistance flow regulator may have a horizontal baffle plate which shifts the flow of the fiber-dispersing dielectric fluid entering from above into the horizontal direction.
  • the horizontal baffle plate may have a "V" shape or may be a horizontal plate.
  • the horizontal baffle plate may have holes of desired shape.
  • the resistance flow regulator may be a suspending regulator 15 having a large number of through holes as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the through holes may be arranged vertically or aslant in left direction or left and right directions.
  • the discharge part has usually a drain pipe 61 connected to the bottom of the orientation part.
  • the supply part, orientation part, and discharge part are not specifically limited in shape and size, and they are properly selected according to the object and application.
  • the positive and negative electrodes are installed in the orientation part of the orientation vessel. They extend vertically and are spaced horizontally at certain intervals. There are at least one pair of positive and negative electrodes.
  • the positive and negative electrodes are usually of plate shape. Usually two or more pairs of positive and negative electrodes are installed alternately at certain intervals as shown in Fig. 1. In this case it is possible to reduce the distance between the positive and negative electrodes in each orientation part. This is convenient because the one-dimensional orientation can be carried out with a comparatively small electric field.
  • the positive and negative electodes can be made of a common material such as copper.
  • the sheet drive unit 11 is installed between the orientation part 5 and the discharge part 6 in the orientation vessel 7. It horizontally drives the long filter sheet 10 which permits the dielectric fluid to pass therethrough and the fibers to aggregate thereon.
  • the filter plate 12 or filter belt 12a there is disposed the filter plate 12 or filter belt 12a at the upper end of the discharge part 6, as shown in Fig. 1 or 2.
  • the filter plate 12 may be constructed such that the filter sheet 10 slidingly moves on it.
  • the sheet drive unit 11 may have, at the downstream side of the filter sheet 10, a cover part to supply a long covering sheet 13 which covers the fibers which have aggregated on the filter sheet 10, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the covering with the covering sheet 13 may be carried out at the plaace where the fiber aggregate 16 has emerged from the case 1 of the orientation vessel 7, as shown in Fig. 1, or at the entrance of the compression vessel 17 which arranged at the downstream side of the filter sheet in the case 1, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the latter case is preferable because it is possible to produce fiber aggregate having a greater compression ratio.
  • the apparatus of the invention may be provided with a high voltage source supply device (not shown) to generate an electric field between the positive electrode 8 and negative electrode 9 as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the apparatus of the invention as shown in Fig. 2 is operated in the following manner to produce the fiber agregate in which most fibers are one-­ dimensionally oriented.
  • the first step of the process of the invention for producing fiber aggregate is the dispersion step in which short fibers, whiskers, or the like are dispersed into a dielectric fluid.
  • the fibers used in the dispersion step are short fibers or whiskers or a mixture thereof.
  • Short fibers and whiskers of any kind can be used. They are not specifically limited in diameter and length. Also, they are not limited in material so long as they are capable of static orientation in the dielectric fluid when a high voltage is applied across the positive and negative electrodes.
  • the material of the fiber includes, for example, alumina, silica, alumina-silica, beryllia, carbon, silicon carbide, glass, and metals. Either fibers of single material or a mixture of fibers of different materials may be used.
  • the dielectric fluid means a fluid which exhibits the dielectric properties upon application of a high voltage.
  • the dielectric fluid include carbon tetrachloride, fluorine- and chlorine-substituted hydrocarbon, n-haxane, and cyclohexane. Preferable among them is carbon tetrachloride. Fluorine- and chlorine - substituted hydrocarbons are preferable from the standpoint of handling safety.
  • Fibers of some kinds or state may need surface treatment to loosen fibers sticking together.
  • a proper amount of surface active agent, especially a nonionic surface active agent, should be added to the dielectric fluid.
  • the second step of the process of the invention is the orientation step, in which the dielectric fluid containing the fibers dispersed therein is placed in a space between a positive electrode and a negative electrode across which a high voltage is applied, so that individual fibers in the dielectric fluid are statically oriented, with one end pointing to the positive electrode and the other end pointing to the negative electrode.
  • the state in which most fibers are oriented in one direction across the positive and negative electrodes is referred to as "one-dimensional orientation".
  • an electric field of about 0.1 to 5 kV/cm2 is generated between the positive and negative electrodes.
  • An electric field weaker than 0.1 kV/cm2 is not enough for the static orientation of fibers; and an electric field stronger than 5 kV/cm2 disturbs the dielectric fluid and interferes with the orientation of fibers.
  • Preferred electric field is about 1 to 2 kV/cm2. It is suitable for static orientation of fibers with a minimum disturbance of the dielectric fluid.
  • the intensity of electric field should be properly established according to the dielectric properties of the fibers and dielectric fluid to be used and the thickness of the fiber aggregate to be produced.
  • electric potential difference can be very small between the positive and negative electrodes when more than two pair of electrodes are used to shorten the distance between each pair of the electrodes in each orientation vessel.
  • the individual fibers which have been statically oriented as mentioned above are mostly strung to one another in one direction (referred to as electrode direction hereinafter) perpendicular to the direction in which the fibers settle.
  • the stringing fibers settle faster than discrete fibers.
  • the statically oriented fibers are continuously aggregated on the filter sheet while the oriented state of the fibers are being maintained, and there is continuously obtained fiber aggregate in which many fibers are one-dimensionally oriented.
  • the aggregating step may be accomplished by filtering by suction the dielectric fluid containing fibers oriented in the orientation step, in the direction perpendicular to the orientation direction of the fiber, whereby the oriented fibers 2a are collected on the filter sheet 10.
  • the dielectric fluid in the orientation vessel 7 is discharged and then the gate (not shown) of the case 1 is opened and the filter sheet 10 is continuously moved horizontally, whereby the fiber aggregate 16 is continuously taken off. In this case it is preferable to compress the fiber aggregate 16 with the compression roller 14c.
  • the fiber aggregate produced by the aggregating step may be in the form of comparatively thick mat shape or comparatively thin film shape.
  • the thus produced fiber aggregate in which many fibers are one-dimensionally oriented is used, as such or after cutting to a desired shape or placing one top of another, as the molded fiber reinforcement for FRM.
  • the apparatus of the invention for producing one-dimensionally oriented fiber aggregate comprises an orientation vessel including a supply part, orientation part, and discharge part; at least one pair of positive electrode and negative electrode; and a sheet drive unit moving a long filter sheet horizontally between the orientation part and the discharge part in the orientation vessel, above-mentioned filter sheet permitting the dielectric fluid to pass therethrough and permitting the fibers to aggregate thereon.
  • the apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to aggregate fibers on the filter sheet in such a manner that many fibers are one-dimensionally oriented and causes the sheet drive unit to move the filter sheet horizontally. Thus it permits the continuous production of fiber aggregate in which many fibers are one-dimensionally oriented.
  • the apparatus of the present invention provides fiber aggregate in which many fibers are one-­dimensionally oriented, so that the fiber aggregate has less entanglement of fibers and has a high fiber volume ratio. Therefore, the fiber aggregate provides FRM of high strength.
  • the apparatus of the present invention provides fiber aggregate having less entanglement of fibers. Therefore, it has a low degree of spring back, and it provides FRM of high precision.
  • Fig. 2 The apparatus used in this example is shown in Fig. 2. This apparatus is made up of the following componenents.
  • the filter sheet 10 is disposed on the porous belt 12a such as cloth.
  • the porous belt 12a and the filter sheet 10 are supported on the filter plate 12 disposed at the top of the discharge part 6.
  • the porous belt 12a is driven by the drive pulley 14e and the idle pulley 14d.
  • the sheet drive unit 11 has at the downstream side of the filter sheet 10, the covering part to supply the long covering sheet 13 which covers the fibers which have aggregated on the filter sheet 10.
  • the covering part comprises the covering sheet supply pulley 14b and the like.
  • the sheet drive unit 11 has the compression rollers 14c and 14e to compress the fiber aggregate 16 covered with the covering sheet 13.
  • Carbon tetrachloride was placed in the space between the electrodes in the static orientation apparatus. An electric field of about 0.1 to 5 kV/cm2 was generated. The dielectric fluid 3 into which the fibers 2 have been dispersed was poured into the supply part 4 through the suspending flow regulator 15.
  • Aluminum short fibers without surface treatment (having an average diameter of about 3 ⁇ m and a length of 10 to 500 ⁇ m) are added to carbon tetrachloride along with a small amount of nonionic surface active agent.
  • the fibers are dispersed by stirring.
  • the fiber-dispersed dielectric fluid fed from the supply part 4 is continuously sent to the orientation part 5. Owing to the electric field generated between the positive electrode 8 and the negative electrode 9 in the orientation part 5, the fibers undergo static orientation, with one end of the fiber pointing to the positive electrode and the other end pointing to the negative electrode.
  • the statically oriented fibers 2a become strung while they were settling, and the strung fibers settled in the state of one-dimensional orientation in the direction across the positive and negative electrodes.
  • the dielectric fluid is sent further downward, and the dielectric fluid alone is passed through the filter sheet 10 and sent to the discharge part 6.
  • the statically oriented fibers are aggregated on the filter sheet 10 in the one-­dimensionally oriented state. In this way there was obtained fiber aggregate 16 in the mat type form.
  • the dielectric fluid is discharged from the orientation vessel 7, and then the gate on the side wall of the orientation vessel 7 is opened to permit the movement of the filter sheet.
  • the fiber aggregate 16 is forced out by the filter belt 12a.
  • the fiber aggregate 16 is subsequently covered with the covering sheet 13 and compressed by the compressing rollers 14c and 14e.
  • the above-mentioned apparatus is made up of the orientation vessel, three sets (five pairs) of positive and negative electrodes, and the sheet drive unit to move the long filter sheet in the horizontal direction, above-mentioned filter sheet being installed between the orientation part and the discharge part in the orientation vessel and permitting the dielectric fluid to pass therethrough and the fibers to aggregate thereon. Therefore, the apparatus continuously provides fiber aggregate in which many fibers are one-­dimensionally oriented well.
  • the apparatus is provided with the covering part to cover the fiber aggregate with the covering sheet and the compressing rollers to compress the covered fiber aggregate. Therefore, it can produce continuously easy-to-wind fiber aggregate which is free of foreign matters and has a high fiber volume ratio.
  • the fiber aggregate in this example is one-­dimensionally oriented, and consequently it has a higher fiber volume ratio and a lower degree of spring back than the conventional ones. Thus it provides FRM of high precision.

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US3127668A (en) * 1955-03-03 1964-04-07 Iit Res Inst High strength-variable porosity sintered metal fiber articles and method of making the same
DE2050227A1 (de) * 1969-10-16 1971-04-29 Philips Nv Verfahren zum Ausrichten von Fasern und durch dieses Verfahren erhaltene Fa serstreifen
GB1257349A (de) * 1968-03-21 1971-12-15
GB1259626A (de) * 1968-03-21 1972-01-05

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US3127668A (en) * 1955-03-03 1964-04-07 Iit Res Inst High strength-variable porosity sintered metal fiber articles and method of making the same
GB1257349A (de) * 1968-03-21 1971-12-15
GB1259626A (de) * 1968-03-21 1972-01-05
DE2050227A1 (de) * 1969-10-16 1971-04-29 Philips Nv Verfahren zum Ausrichten von Fasern und durch dieses Verfahren erhaltene Fa serstreifen

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