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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Jyh-Ming Ting, Fairborn, OH (US);
Max Laverne Lake, Yellow Springs, OH (US);
Applied Sciences, Inc., Cedarville, OH (US);
Abstract
An aluminum matrix composite is provided comprising a preform formed from interwoven mats of graphitized vapor grown carbon fibers. The mats comprise semi-aligned, semi-continuous vapor grown carbon fibers which have been interwoven in situ during growth. The preferred method of producing the composite includes the steps of providing a vapor grown carbon preform and infiltrating molten aluminum into the interstices of the preform by a pressure casting process. The resulting aluminum matrix composite has a thermal conductivity of between about 600 W/m-K and 700 W/m-K and is useful as a component in electronic devices, aircraft, spacecraft, and other thermal management applications.