Fabrication of Novel Composites. Part 2. Fabrication and Properties of Ba-Mica/Al2O3 Composites
Abstract
McCauley,James W. ;AMMRC-TR-73-22DA-1-T-062105-A-331See also Part 1, AD-742 207.(*composite materials, *hot pressing), alumina, mica, barium compounds, mechanical properties, ceramic materialsceramic materials, *flake compositesThe feasibility of fabricating lamellar ceramic-based composites with controllable and easily modified properties by reactive hot pressing of gamma- Al2O3 with Ba-mica (BaMg3Al2Si2O10F2) has been successfully demonstrated. Cylindrical disks 2 inches in diameter by 1/4-inch thick of Ba-mica/Al2O3 composite material with greater than 99.5% of theoretical density have been produced with the following range of properties: Knoop(100) hardness from 950 to 1970 kg/sq mm, four-point flexure strength from 38,000 to 53,500 psi, and Young's modulus from 28.6 to 60.5 x 1,000,000 psi.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0762839
Entities
People
- James W. McCauley
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory