Development of Highly Reinforced Amorphous Matrix Composites

Abstract

Amorphous Matrix Composites (AMC) were developed and fabricated using Tungsten and Carbon reinforcements. Emphasis was placed on achieving high loading fractions of the reinforcing materials. A process to commercially manufacture AMC's was studied and mapped. The feasibility of the process was also determined. Rods of AMC were fabricated using this process. The samples were fully dense and the amorphous nature of the binding matrix was confirmed. The results from this study will provide valuable process data for the future development of AMC products such as Kinetic Energy Penetrators and sporting goods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1998
Accession Number
ADA347506

Entities

People

  • Atakan Peker
  • Michael Tenhover

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fibers
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Diameters
  • Fabrication
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Magnification
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Metals
  • Phase
  • Production Engineering
  • Shear Bands
  • Tungsten

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.