Phosphate binders for metal-matrix composites
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1. A preform for preparing metal matrix composite comprising:
- a reinforcement material; and
a binder applied to said reinforcement material, said binding comprising a type A aluminum metaphosphate, a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, or combination of a type A aluminum metaphosphate and a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, wherein said binder has an excess of phosphorus in an atomic ratio of phosphorus to aluminum of 3.4 to 7 or in an atomic ratio of phosphorus to Group IIa metal of 3.4 to 7.
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Abstract
A binder for binding reinforcement materials is provided in which an aluminum and/or Group IIa-containing compound is combined, in a liquid, with a phosphorus-containing compound wherein said binder has a ratio of phosphorus to aluminum and/or Group IIa ions of 14 to 34, preferably 20 to 30. The binder is useful in binding reinforcement materials, particularly suited for preparing preforms for making metal matrix composite materials.
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1. A preform for preparing metal matrix composite comprising:
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a reinforcement material; and a binder applied to said reinforcement material, said binding comprising a type A aluminum metaphosphate, a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, or combination of a type A aluminum metaphosphate and a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, wherein said binder has an excess of phosphorus in an atomic ratio of phosphorus to aluminum of 3.4 to 7 or in an atomic ratio of phosphorus to Group IIa metal of 3.4 to 7. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A preform for preparing metal-matrix composites comprising:
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a reinforcement material; and a binder comprising a type A aluminum metaphosphate, a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, or a combination of a type A aluminum metaphosphate and a Group IIa metal metaphosphate, wherein the binder is prepared by combining, in a liquid, an aluminum-containing compound, a Group IIa metal-containing compound, or a combination of an aluminum-containing compound and a Group IIa metal-containing compound, with a phosphorus-containing compound, at an atomic ratio of phosphorus to aluminum of 14 to 34 and an atomic ratio of phosphorus to Group IIa ions of 14 to 34, and heating said binder to volatilize the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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