Patent ID: 6786389
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B22F,C22C

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a fibre reinforced metal component comprising the steps of:(a) forming a longitudinally extending groove in a face of a first metallic member, (b) arranging at least one longitudinally extending metal coated fibre and at least one longitudinally extending metallic wire in the longitudinally extending groove in the first metallic member, (c) forming a longitudinally extending protection on a face of a second metallic member, (d) arranging the second metallic member such that the longitudinally extending protection of the second metallic member is aligned with the longitudinally extending groove of the first metallic member, (e) applying heat and pressure such that the longitudinally extending projection moves into the longitudinally extending groove to consolidate the at least one longitudinally extending metal coated fibre and the at least one longitudinally extending metallic wire and to bond the first metallic member, the second metallic member, the at least one longitudinally extending metal coated fibre and the at least one longitudinally extending metallic wire to form a unitary composite component, the method further comprising forming a circumferentially extending groove in an axial face of the first metallic member, arranging the at least one circumferentially extending metal coated fibre and at least one circumferentially extending metallic wire in the circumferentially extending groove in the first metallic member, forming a circumferentially extending projection on a face of the second metallic member, arranging the second metallic member such that the circumferentially extending protection of the second metallic member is aligned with the circumferentially extending groove of the first metallic member, applying heat and pressure such that the circumferentially extending protection moves into the circumferentially extending groove to consolidate the at least one circumferentially extending metal coated fibre and the circumferentially extending metallic wire and to bond the first metallic member, the second metallic member, the at least one circumferentially extending metal coated fibre and the circumferentially extending metallic wire to form a unitary composite component and arranging the at least one circumferentially extending metal coated fibre and the at least one circumferentially extending metallic wire in the circumferentially extending groove in the first metallic member such that the at least one circumferentially extending metal coated fibre and the at least one circumferentially extending metallic wire are arranged in a common plane.