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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Makoto Fujita, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Kazuo Sakamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Yukihiro Sugimoto, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yukio Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
164 97 ; 164 98 ; 264 44 ; 264621 ; 264628 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing a light metal or light metal alloy composite product, wherein (a) an aqueous slurry containing water, a reinforcement powder, a metal powder and an alumina sol binder is prepared; (b) a preform is prepared from the slurry; (c) the preform is sintered; and (d) the sintered preform is impregnated with a melt of a light metal or a light metal alloy to produce a light metal or a light metal alloy based composite product.