Implementation of the Military Handbook 17 for Polymer Matrix Composites and Metal Matrix Composites

In recent years, a variety of composite materials preparation technology has been updated, from ceramic matrixcomposites, metal matrix composites to polymer matrix composites, a variety of preparation techniques have beengreatly improved, making the composite properties and applications signifi cantly improved. This paper reviews severalimportant preparation methods and applications of ceramic matrix composites, metal matrix composites and polymermatrix composites.

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Properties of Aluminium-SiCP Composites (Review)

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1143.72 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1143 ◽

pp. 72-78

Author(s):

Muna Noori ◽

Hazim Faleh ◽

Chisamera Mihai ◽

Gigel Neagu ◽

Florin Ştefănescu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Corrosion Resistance ◽

Metal Matrix Composites ◽

Metal Matrix ◽

Al Alloy ◽

Matrix Composites ◽

Specific Strength ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Structural Applications ◽

Sic Composites ◽

The Military

Aluminium-based Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have become increasingly used for structural applications in various industrial sectors because of their excellent specific stiffness and specific strength. Discontinuously reinforced (DR) Al/SiC metal-matrix composites (MMCs) are modern, lightweight materials which have a very attractive combination of material properties and price. The use of DR Al/SiC MMCs is mostly limited to the military and aerospace, however, these materials are now beginning to penetrate civilian applications. Besides the mechanical behavior, knowledge of the corrosion resistance of DR Al/SiC MMCs is very important, and so the corrosion resistance of Al/SiC composites has been investigated and discussed in comparison with a conventional Al alloy of similar composition.

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Processing of Metal Matrix Composites: Bidimensional Numerical Model of the Infiltration of Fibrous Preform by a Pure Metal

Volume 2: Symposia and General Papers, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/fedsm2002-31447 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E. Lacoste ◽

C. Del Borrello ◽

O. Mantaux ◽

M. Danis

Keyword(s):

Numerical Model ◽

Phase Change ◽

Metal Matrix Composites ◽

Metal Matrix ◽

Polymer Matrix Composites ◽

Thermal Conditions ◽

Pure Metal ◽

Matrix Composites ◽

Infiltration Process ◽

Metal Solidification

The infiltration process is one of the techniques employed to work out polymer matrix composites (PMC) or metal matrix composites (MMC) and with continuous reinforcement. It consists in injecting the liquid (resin or metal) through a fibrous reinforcement placed in a mould. In the case of the MMC, the fibres and the mould are initially preheated at temperatures lower than the temperature of metal solidification. These thermal conditions induce phenomena of phase change of metal when the metal is in contact with the fibres. These phenomena disturb the flow of metal through the fibrous network. In order to follow the displacement of metal in the preform and take into account of the phase change, a two-dimensional numerical model based on a finite volume formulation was developed, on a very simple geometry.

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Electron Microscopy of Metal-Matrix Composites

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100069016 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 404-405

Author(s):

A. Lawley ◽

M. R. Pinnel ◽

A. Pattnaik

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Metal Matrix Composites ◽

Metal Matrix ◽

Critical Evaluation ◽

Elastic Behavior ◽

Matrix Composites ◽

Directionally Solidified ◽

Fracture Characteristics ◽

Broad Program

As part of a broad program on composite materials, the role of the interface on the micromechanics of deformation of metal-matrix composites is being studied. The approach is to correlate elastic behavior, micro and macroyielding, flow, and fracture behavior with associated structural detail (dislocation substructure, fracture characteristics) and stress-state. This provides an understanding of the mode of deformation from an atomistic viewpoint; a critical evaluation can then be made of existing models of composite behavior based on continuum mechanics. This paper covers the electron microscopy (transmission, fractography, scanning microscopy) of two distinct forms of composite material: conventional fiber-reinforced (aluminum-stainless steel) and directionally solidified eutectic alloys (aluminum-copper). In the former, the interface is in the form of a compound and/or solid solution whereas in directionally solidified alloys, the interface consists of a precise crystallographic boundary between the two constituents of the eutectic.

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