FIBER-REINFORCED COPPER MATRIX COMPOSITES FABRICATED BY ELECTROCHEMICAL INFILTRATION TECHNIQUE

Continuous-fiber-reinforced Cu matrix composites were fabricated based on the electrochemical infiltration technique (ECI). The experimental results show that the dense fiber/Cu composites have been obtained on the present condition, which possess good mechanical properties. The fracture surface morphology and microstructures of the composites have been observed by SEM. It is indicated that the interfacial bond between fibers and Cu matrix is very well and the fibers do not have any damage. The ECI is feasible to prepare rapidly fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites at room temperature.