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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Howard Douglas Blair, Romulus, MI (US);
Tsung-Yu Pan, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 4/914 ; C22C 4/902 ; C22C 4/704 ; C22C 4/712 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 4/914 ; C22C 4/902 ; C22C 4/704 ; C22C 4/712 ;
Abstract
A metal matrix composite includes a plurality of fibers having an average diameter of about eight micrometers with a coating, and a metal or alloy distributed with said fibers, a fibers-to-metal or alloy ratio has a range is has a range of about 9:1 to less than about 1:1.