Electrophoretic Deposition Forming Of Nickel-Coated-Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Borosilicate-Glass-Matrix Composites

This paper introduces a novel processing technique that involves in situ electrophoretic deposition (EPD), followed by pressureless sintering, to produce dense, defect-minimized, carbon-fibre-reinforced borosilicate-glass-matrix composites with a nickel interface. The process relies on the deposition of submicrometer-sized, colloidal charged particles onto unidirectionally aligned nickel-coated carbon fibres. The preparation and characterization of a kinetically stable nanosized borosilicate sol suitable for EPD are described.