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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pradeep K Rohatgi, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164 97 ; 164 98 ;
Abstract
A reinforcing phase comprising fly ash is combined with an aqueous medium comprising a binder to produce a slurry. The slurry is then dried to produce a preform of the reinforcing phase. Molten metal is then introduced into the preform, resulting in a metal matrix composites. The reinforcing phase of the subject composites may be present in excess of 50%.