REINFORCEMENT OF NICKEL CHROMIUM ALLOYS WITH SAPPHIRE WHISKERS.

Abstract

Studies have continued toward elucidating means whereby high volume percent alpha alumina whiskers loadings can be incorporated into refractory metal matrices to yield high strength composite structures. These studies used titanium and zirconium hydrides as sources of oxide reactive agents and vacuum metallizing of whiskers to promote their liquid metal infiltration. Vacuum metallizing of whiskers with chromium appears promising toward securing nichrome/alumina whisker composites where the whiskers are present in high volume content. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605839

Entities

People

  • Mark S. Vukasovich
  • Richard W. Sicka

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chromium
  • Chromium Alloys
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Liquid Metals
  • Metallizing
  • Metals
  • Refractory Metals
  • Titanium
  • Whisker Composites
  • Zirconium

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials