Textile based metal sandwiches and metal-matrix-composites reinforced with 3D wire structures. Part II: Joining technology and interface modification for MMC

A new kind of periodic cellular metal will be presented. These special three-dimensional cellular metals are built by wires with a modified textile weaving technique. The aim of this study (Part II) was to realize a well joined porous structure with the possibility to create a new kind of metal matrix composite (Mg matrix) via infiltration techniques. To join these special structures with its many intersections and nodes a procedural path had to be found. In thise study carbon spring steel was used because of its advantages like low cost, adjustable strength and the possibilities of brazing. The first results of this research will be presented in this work and a conclusion and an outline of future work will be given.