EFFECT OF POROUS PREFORMS ON POROSITY OF PREPARED TiC/Ni_3Al COMPOSITES

TiC/Ni3Al conmposites with high content of TiC were fabricated by pressureless infiltration method.The effect of content of TiC on porosity of porous preforms was studied.The results show that infiltration of liquid Ni3Al into porouspreforms depended on various factors and infiltration force,especially on the properties of porous preforms.Composities of low porosity and high properties can be obtained by adjusting porosity and pore structures.Practice shows that the higher the porosity of porous preform and the larger diameter of pore in porous preforms,the lower the porosity of composites was.