EP3143621A4 - Metal matrix composite materials for acoustic applications - Google Patents

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EP3143621A4
EP3143621A4 EP15792910.0A EP15792910A EP3143621A4 EP 3143621 A4 EP3143621 A4 EP 3143621A4 EP 15792910 A EP15792910 A EP 15792910A EP 3143621 A4 EP3143621 A4 EP 3143621A4
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Gordon B. SIMMONS
Andrew D. Tarrant
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JPH06276596A (en) * 1993-03-23 1994-09-30 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Diaphragm for speaker and manufacturing method thereof
US6284014B1 (en) * 1994-01-19 2001-09-04 Alyn Corporation Metal matrix composite
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JPS54111818A (en) * 1978-02-22 1979-09-01 Hitachi Ltd Diaphragm of acoustic transducers and production of the same
FR2607741A1 (en) * 1986-12-04 1988-06-10 Cegedur Process for obtaining composite materials, especially with an aluminium alloy matrix, by powder metallurgy
JPH06276596A (en) * 1993-03-23 1994-09-30 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Diaphragm for speaker and manufacturing method thereof
US6284014B1 (en) * 1994-01-19 2001-09-04 Alyn Corporation Metal matrix composite
US20080124566A1 (en) * 2004-11-26 2008-05-29 Clint Guy Smallman Composite Material Comprising Ultra-Hard Particles Embedded in a Metal or Metal Alloy Matrix and Diaphragm Made Thereof

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