Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
  • B23P17/00—Metal-working operations, not covered by a single other subclass or another group in this subclass
• • 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
  • C22C47/20—Making alloys containing metallic or non-metallic fibres or filaments by subjecting to pressure and heat an assembly comprising at least one metal layer or sheet and one layer of fibres or filaments
• • 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
• • 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
  • C22C47/06—Pretreatment of the fibres or filaments by forming the fibres or filaments into a preformed structure, e.g. using a temporary binder to form a mat-like element
  • C22C47/062—Pretreatment of the fibres or filaments by forming the fibres or filaments into a preformed structure, e.g. using a temporary binder to form a mat-like element from wires or filaments only
  • C22C47/064—Winding wires
• • 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
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T29/00—Metal working
  • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
  • Y10T29/49801—Shaping fiber or fibered material
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T29/00—Metal working
  • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
  • Y10T29/4981—Utilizing transitory attached element or associated separate material
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T29/00—Metal working
  • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
  • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining

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• the present invention relates to composite preforms used in the formation
• Composite preforms such as those used in the formation of continuous
• fiber/metal matrix composites are composed of an assembly of mono-filament
• a pre-preg sheet In the case of a rod, a pre-preg sheet
• This sheet is then rolled up onto a cylindrical
• Such processing is composed of either steel or titanium metal, neither of which
• the assembly of fibers and metal on the mandrel or substrate is
• the ends of the clamping wire may be fixed
• clamping wire overwrap is
• the spacing between the clamping wires can be
• clamping wire overwrap may be tensioned during winding, for example, to
• Figure 1 is a block diagram of a typical process flow for the formation of
• continuous fiber/metal matrix composites made up of an assembly of fibers
• Figure 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a metal wire/fiber
• Figure 3 is a side elevational view similar to Figure 2 wherein the
• clamping wire is spirally wrapped over the metal wire/fiber assembly prior to
• Figure 4 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a metal fiber pre-
• Figure 5 is a side elevational view similar to Figure 4 showing the
• Fig. 1 illustrates in block form a typical process flow for the formation of
• continuous fiber/metal matrix composites made up of an assembly of
• monofilament fibers and a matrix metal in the form of foil, powder or wire.
• the mandrel is prepared for winding. Thereafter, the fiber and metal
• Fig. 2 illustrates the method step in block 4 in Fig. 1 for a ring component
• the rolled assembly comprises a selected or
• metal wire in any desired orientation.
• the metal can be in the form of
• a foil or powder and the rolled assembly can include layers of adhesive to hold
• FIG. 3 illustrates the wire overwrap of the present invention applied to the
• a metal retaining wire 22 formed of a high temperature resistant metal is
• wire/fiber assembly to hold the wires and fibers in their desired positions during
• retaining wire 22 may be formed of titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, rhenium
• substrate 16 or are otherwise secured thereto in any suitable manner.
• the wire overwrap would be wound tight to itself
• retaining wires 22 can be spaced apart typically 20 to 50 wires per inch for the metal foil/fiber assembly the spacing between the retaining wires 22 could be
• Fig. 4 illustrates the method step in block 4 in Fig. 1 for a rod component
• a metal/fiber pre-preg sheet 30 is rolled up in a desired number of
• the pre-preg sheet 30 comprises a layer of fibers and a
• metal matrix layer may be in the form of wires, foil or powder.
• Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 which illustrates the metal retaining wire
• the mandrel 32 in any suitable manner (not shown).
• the metal wire overwrap could be tensioned during winding to
• the metal overwrap of the present invention serves to
• present invention is simple in construction, inexpensive and easy to apply over

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• Saccharide Compounds (AREA)
• Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)

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