ELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF DISCONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED COMPOSITES

Authors
ZAHL DB SCHMAUDER S MCMEEKING RM
Citation
Db. Zahl et al., ELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF DISCONTINUOUSLY REINFORCED COMPOSITES, Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde, 84(11), 1993, pp. 802-805
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Metallurgy & Mining
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
00443093
Volume
84
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
802 - 805
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-3093(1993)84:11<802:EBODRC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A new analytical model to estimate the elastic modulus of composites r einforced with discontinuous inclusions is presented. Comparison with experimental values for Al-SiC and WC-Co systems shows very good agree ment. Comparisons are also made with previous models and a slight impr ovement is shown. In these two-phase composites it is shown that over the entire range of volume fractions the contiguity of the ductile pha se plays an important role in the elastic behavior of the composite.