Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sintered metal fiber medium, comprising the steps of: providing metal fibers; making a slurry comprising the metal fibers and a binding agent by mixing the metal fibers and the binding agent, possibly with a solvent; casting a layer of the slurry on a support using an applicator; solidifying this slurry, providing a foil comprising the metal fibers and the binding agent; debinding the binding agent in the foil and sintering the metal fibers.
Abstract:
A sintered metal fiber medium as subject of the invention comprises at least a first metal fiber layer providing a first outer surface to the sintered metal fiber medium. The first metal fiber layer comprises metal fibers with an equivalent diameter D1. The medium has a mean flow pore size of less than 2 times the equivalent diameter D1. The metal fibers in the first metal fiber layer in the sintered metal fiber medium have a ratio of average fiber length L1 over diameter (L1 /D1) which is preferably less than 110.
Abstract:
A sintered metal fiber medium according to the present invention comprises metal fibers and a porous metal structure, which porous metal structure has two surfaces. The fibers are present on only one of the surfaces, providing, the fibers are present in at least part of the pores of the porous metal structure. A method for manufacturing a sintered metal fiber medium from metal fibers and a porous metal structure having a first surface and a second surface according to the present invention, comprises the steps of • making a primary slurry comprising metal fibers, a solvent and a binding agent by mixing the metal fibers and the binding agent; • applying the primary slurry on either the first surface or the second surface of the porous metal structure; • solidifying the primary slurry by removing the solvent yielding a composite structure comprising the metal fibers, the binging agent and the porous metal structure; • debinding the binging agent and sintering the composite structure.
Abstract:
A sintered metal fiber medium according to the present invention comprises metal fibers and a porous metal structure, which porous metal structure has two surfaces. The fibers are present on only one of the surfaces, providing, the fibers are present in at least part of the pores of the porous metal structure. A method for manufacturing a sintered metal fiber medium from metal fibers and a porous metal structure having a first surface and a second surface according to the present invention, comprises the steps of making a primary slurry comprising metal fibers, a solvent and a binding agent by mixing the metal fibers and the binding agent; applying the primary slurry on either the first surface or the second surface of the porous metal structure; solidifying the primary slurry by removing the solvent yielding a composite structure comprising the metal fibers, the binging agent and the porous metal structure; debinding the binging agent and sintering the composite structure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a non-sintered metal fiber medium, comprising the steps of: providing metal fibers; making a slurry comprising the metal fibers and a binding agent by mixing these metal fibers and the binding agent, possibly with a solvent such as water.; casting a layer of the slurry on a support using an applicator; solidifying this slurry, providing a non-sintered metal fiber medium comprising the metal fibers and the binding agent. The invention relates also to a non-sintered metal fiber medium.