Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Infiltration of fibrous preform by molten aluminum in a centrifugal force field

  • Published:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The pressure to infiltrate molten aluminum into alumina short-fiber preforms was generated by centrifugal force, and it was proved that centrifugal force is effective as a motive force for the infiltration and sound composites that are produced. The initiation pressure of the infiltration was also calculated and obtained clearly. The start pressure agreed well with the threshold pressure obtained theoretically. The characteristics of the infiltration in the preform was discussed using a one-dimensional solution of D’Arcy’s law in a centrifugal force field. It was made clear that when preform surface pressure is low, the region having lower pressure than the threshold pressure appears in the infiltrated region.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. T. Yamauchi and Y. Nishida:Acta Metall. Mater., 1995, vol. 43, pp. 1313–21.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. T. Donomoto, N. Miura, K. Funatani, and N. Miyake: SAE Paper No. 830252, 1983.

  3. T. Yamauchi: SAE Paper No. 911284, 1991.

  4. L.J. Masur, A. Mortensen, J.A. Cornic, and M.C. Flemings:Metall. Trans. A, 1989, vol. 20A, pp. 2549–57.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. L. Lajoye and M. Suery:Proc. Cast Reinforced Metal Composites, Chicago, IL, ASM International, 1988, pp. 15–20.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Y. Tsunekawa, M. Okumiya, I. Niimi, and K. Yoneyama:J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 1988, vol. 7, pp. 830–32.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. J. Sugishita:J. Jpn. Foundrymen’s Soc., 1985, vol. 57, pp. 102–07.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Y. Tsunekawa, M. Okumiya, I. Niimi, and T. Maeda:J. Jpn. Inst. Light Met., 1990, vol. 38, pp. 7–12.

    Google Scholar 

  9. A. Mortensen and J.A. Cornic:Metall. Trans. A, 1987, vol. 18A, pp. 1160–63.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. J.J. Brennan and J.A. Pask:J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1968, vol. 51, pp. 569–73.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. G.H. Geiger and D.R. Poirier:Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Inc., 1980, pp. 48–59.

  12. R.E. Collins:Flow of Fluids through Porous Materials, Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York, NY, 1961, pp. 47–60.

    Google Scholar 

  13. H. Fukunaga and K. Goda:J. Jpn. Inst. Met., 1985, vol. 49, pp. 78–83.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. G.W. Jackson and D.F. James:Can. J. Chem. Eng., 1986, vol. 64, pp. 364–74.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. S. Ergun:Chem. Eng. Progr., 1952, vol. 48, pp. 89–94.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. H. Fukunaga and K. Goda:J. Jpn. Soc. Mech. Eng., 1983, vol. 49 (c), pp. 1808–14.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. the National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya, 462, Nagoya, Japan

    Yoshinori Nishida (Chief of Composite Materials Laboratory) & Itaru Shirayanagi (Researcher)

  2. the Daido Institute of Technology, 457, Nagoya, Japan

    Yoshibumi Sakai (Professor)

Authors
  1. Yoshinori Nishida
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Itaru Shirayanagi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yoshibumi Sakai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Nishida, Y., Shirayanagi, I. & Sakai, Y. Infiltration of fibrous preform by molten aluminum in a centrifugal force field. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 4163–4169 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595664

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595664

Keywords

Search

Navigation