Technology Assessment of Advanced Composite Materials. Phase 1.
Abstract
The principal high performance fibers currently used in advanced composites are graphite, aramid, and boron. In the future, these will be supplemented by other high strength fibers such as alumina, silicon carbide, and boron nitride. Organic matrix composites, which are evolutionary products of fiberglass reinforced plastics, predominate the technology. Carbon/carbon matrix composites, now mainly used in missile components and aircraft brakes, may find medical use as implantable substitutes for bone structures. Metal matrix composites are currently used in aerospace applications of a developmental nature. With further technical development, metal matrix composites, especially short fiber composites, may be used in specialty applications, particularly in energy conversion systems. jg p.3
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA302383
Entities
People
- Robert Kaiser