DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON-FILAMENT-REINFORCED METALS.
Abstract
An investigation was conducted to develop and evaluate carbon-filament-reinforced nickel. Dense composites which had uniform microstructures, essentially continuous filaments, and a relatively high-purity, phosphorus-free-nickel matrix were fabricated by precompacting and hot-isostatically pressing aligned bundles of filaments to which the nickel matrix had been applied as uniform coatings on the individual filaments by electroless deposition. Microstructural stability was evaluated, and porosity formation was noted after the 2200 F anneal. Preliminary oxidation tests were conducted, but internal oxidation prevented a meaningful evaluation of the oxidation resistance of the material. Thermal-expansion measurements showed that the total expansion to 1800 F was essentially zero parallel with the filaments and that the transverse expansion was between 10 and 12 x 10 to the minus sixth power inches per inch per degree F. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0836794
Entities
People
- Dale E. Niesz
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute