Fabrication and Properties of Graphite Fiber - Reinforced Magnesium.

Abstract

Graphite fiber-reinforced magnesium composites were fabricated by infiltration and liquid phase hot-pressing techniques. Although pure magnesium does not wet graphite, wetting and bonding were achieved by precoating the graphite fibers with titanium or nickel. Tensile strengths and elastic moduli of flat rectangular composite specimens were measured and compared with rule of mixtures (ROM) strengths. Fracture modes are presented and discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0735313

Entities

People

  • Albert P. Levitt
  • Eugene Dicesare
  • Stanley M. Wolf

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Hot Pressing
  • Liquid Phases
  • Liquids
  • Magnesium
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Phase
  • Tensile Strength
  • Titanium

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.