Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites (Series in Materials Science and Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750308729 ISBN 13: 9780750308724

Publisher: CRC Press, 2003

Synopsis

With contributions from leading experts in their respective fields, Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites provides a comprehensive overview of topics on specific materials and trends. It is a subject regularly included as a final year option in materials science courses and is also of much industrial and academic interest. The book begins with a selection of chapters describing the most common commercial applications of composite materials, including those in the aerospace, automotive, and power generation industries. Section 2 outlines manufacturing and processing methods used in the production of composite materials ranging from basic aluminium matrix composites, through particle reinforced composites, to composites using novel matrix fibres such as titanium-silicon carbide and ceramics. Section 3 is devoted to the mechanical behaviour of different matrix materials and structure-property relations, with particular attention paid to failure and fracture mechanisms. The final section considers those new fibres and composite materials currently in development, including high strength copper composites, porous particle composites, active composites, and ceramic nanocomposites.

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About the Author

Brian Cantor, Fionn .P.E Dunne, Ian C Stone

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750308729
• ISBN 13: 9780750308724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 442
• Editor: Cantor Brian, Dunne Fionn .P.E, Stone Ian C