An exemplary method for making a metal matrix composite vehicle component includes: using a mold including male and female die portions having mold surfaces and a plurality of spacers; heating the mold to a casting temperature; placing a ceramic preform on the plurality of spacers, the ceramic preform being spaced apart from at least one of the mold surfaces by the spacers; closing the mold to form a mold cavity between the mold surfaces of the male and female die portions, the ceramic preform being disposed within the mold cavity; providing molten metal into the mold cavity; and pressurizing the molten metal to a casting pressure for a casting duration to infiltrate the ceramic preform thereby forming the metal matrix composite vehicle component.
Device and method for forming a metal matrix composite vehicle component
2022-05-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B22D CASTING OF METALS , Gießen von Metallen / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / C22F CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS , Verändern der physikalischen Struktur von Nichteisenmetallen oder Nichteisenlegierungen / F16D COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION , Nicht schaltbare Kupplungen |
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