Formation and Properties of Alumina Fiber.

Abstract

The production of high strength aluminum oxide fiber has been achieved by means of plastic extrusion and solid state sintering of selected alumina powders at elevated temperatures. The processing variables for producing fibers possessing transverse rupture strengths of 100,000 psi are presented. The variation of elastic modulus and transverse rupture strength with temperature for alumina fiber is reported for temperatures up to 1300 C. (Author).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
ADA951349

Entities

People

  • Morton I. Kliman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Extrusion
  • Fabrication
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Oxides
  • Production
  • Sintering
  • Transverse

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials