METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE HAVING ENHANCED TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF MAKING - Patent 0668936

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EP 0 668 936 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.08.1995 Bulletin 1995/35

(21)	Application number: 93925104.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.10.1993

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B22F 7/ 02^{( . )}
B32B 15/ 01^{( . )}
C22C 47/ 14^{( . )}

B22F 7/ 04^{( . )}
C22C 1/ 10^{( . )}
C22C 47/ 20^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1993/010360

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/010351 (11.05.1994 Gazette 1994/11)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB NL

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Priority:

29.10.1992 US 19920968149

(71)	Applicant: ALUMINIUM COMPANY OF AMERICA
	Alcoa Center, PA 15069-0001 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HUNT, Warren H., Jr. Export, PA 15632 (US) SAWTELL, Ralph R. Murrysville, PA 15668 (US) OSMAN, Todd M. Coraopolis, PA 15108 (US)

(74)	Representative: Madgwick, Paul Roland
	Ladas & Parry Altheimer Eck 2 D-80331 München D-80331 München (DE)

(54)	METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE HAVING ENHANCED TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF MAKING