Lightweight Materials: Understanding the Basics
Chapter 9: Metal-Matrix Composites
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Published:2012
Abstract
Metal-matrix composites can operate at higher temperatures than their base metal counterparts and, unlike polymer-matrix composites, are nonflammable, do not outgas in a vacuum, and resist attack by solvents and fuels. They can also be tailored to provide greater strength and stiffness, among other properties, in preferred directions and locations. This chapter discusses the processes and procedures used in the production of fiber-reinforced aluminum and titanium metal-matrix composites. It explains how the length and orientation of reinforcing fibers affect the properties and processing characteristics of both aluminum and titanium composites. It also provides information on fiber-metal laminates and the...
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Member Sign InMetal-Matrix Composites, Lightweight Materials: Understanding the Basics, Edited By F.C. Campbell, ASM International, 2012, p 457–509, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.lmub.t53550457
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