Squeeze casting as alternative fabrication process for carbon fiber reinforced aluminium matrix composites
Muhammad Faisal Alam
- 01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the properties of aluminium matrix composites is presented, including properties of the fiber/matrix interface, hardness, thermal expansion, thermal and electrical conductivity, and failure.
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Abstract: i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF FIGURES vii NOMENCLATURE xi 1 MOTIVATION AND INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Motivation 1 1.2 Introduction 2 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.1 Properties of aluminium matrix composites 5 2.1.1 Density 6 2.1.2 Stiffness and strength / composite micromechanics 7 2.1.3 Hardness 7 2.1.4 Thermal expansion, thermal and electrical conductivity 11 2.1.5 Toughness and failure 11 2.2 The fiber/matrix interface 14 2.3 Manufacturing of metal matrix composites 17 3 METHODOLOGY 19 3.1 Materials description 19 3.1.1 Aluminium 19 3.1.2 Plain weave carbon fiber fabric 20 3.2 Manufacturing process 23
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