Coupard, D.Goni, J.Sylvain, J. F.2024-07-242024-07-241999-11-01Coupard , 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:10047449205940022-2461https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3872The 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.7enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessjournal article10.1023/A:1004744920594General Materials ScienceMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineeringhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033225365&partnerID=8YFLogxK