Fabrication of Cement, Polymer, and Metal-Matrix Fibre Composites by Gravity-Assisted Liquid-Binder Infiltration: A Practical Approach

Table 1

Flow test results for magnesium phosphate/woven steel fibres.

Volume fraction  𝑉𝑓 (%)	Aperture  𝑠^2ℎ (mm^2)	Spacing between layers  𝑠𝑣 (mm)	Fibre diameter  𝑑 (mm)	Infiltration distance, ℎ (mm)	𝑠^2ℎ𝑠𝑣/𝑉𝑓 (mm^3×10^2)
26.3	0.57 × 0.57	0.47	0.26	3.2	0.58
26.5	0.81 × 0.81	0.95	0.46	7.4	2.35
20.4	1.21 × 1.21	0.54	0.34	6.1	3.88
23.7	1.56 × 1.56	0.92	0.55	103.3	9.44
21.4	2.01 × 2.01	1.76	0.80	1122	33.2