A method and apparatus for preparing a continuous flow of castable composite materials of nonmetallic particles in a metallic matrix, wherein particles are mixed into a molten metallic alloy to wet the molten metal to the particles, and the particles and metal are sheared past each other to promote wetting...http://www.google.de/patents/US5531425?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5531425 - Apparatus for continuously preparing castable metal matrix composite material