Determination of out‐of‐plane electrical resistivity for nonoxide ceramic matrix composites

Abstract

The understanding of the directional dependence of electrical properties in composite materials is essential to develop an accurate electromechanical model for these materials. However, determining the out‐of‐plane electrical resistivity in composite materials is a challenging task due to the architectural complexity of these materials and the different electrical conductivity of the composite constituents. Moreover, the small thickness of most CMC panels imposes physical difficulties on measuring the out‐of‐plane electrical resistivity directly. This work provides an indirect method for determining the out‐of‐plane electrical resistivity for composite materials while introducing the concept of length constant. This method was utilized and successfully verified for three ceramic matrix composite systems with significantly different electrical properties. The proposed method can potentially be employed for other composite systems with conductive phases.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 29, 2018
Source ID
10.1111/ijac.12865

Entities

People

  • Dietmar Koch
  • Fabian Breede
  • Gregory Morscher
  • Rabih Mansour
  • Yogesh Singh

Organizations

  • United States Navy
  • University of Akron

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics