RT Journal Article T1 Fabrication and squeeze casting infiltration of graphite/alumina preforms A1 Coupard, D. A1 Goni, J. A1 Sylvain, J. F. AB The manufacturing of a suitable rigid porous graphite/alumina preform has been investigated taking into account the influence of the binder type, the graphite/alumina content in the preform and the percentage of binder in water. The preforms showing an acceptable rigidity have been infiltrated with a CuSn12 bronze alloy by squeeze casting considering two different pouring temperatures. The composite quality is strongly influenced by both the graphite/alumina volume fractions and the binder type. The optimal quality has been obtained by infiltrating a Carsil 2000 binded preform containing 30 vol% graphite flakes and 70 vol% alumina fibres. SN 0022-2461 YR 1999 FD 1999-11-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3872 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3872 LA eng NO Coupard , D , Goni , J & Sylvain , J F 1999 , ' Fabrication and squeeze casting infiltration of graphite/alumina preforms ' , Journal of Materials Science , vol. 34 , no. 21 , pp. 5307-5313 . https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004744920594 DS TECNALIA Publications RD 30 jul 2024