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Engineering Materials Technology, 2nd Edition
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Engineering Materials Technology, 2nd Edition

by William Bolton
October 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
468 pages
20h 15m
English
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Composites 339
Figure 16.3 Wood, cellulose fibres in a lignin matrix
3 Dispersion strengthened, e.g. precipitation hardened aluminium-copper
alloy.
16.2 Fibre-reinforced materials
The main functions of the fibres in a composite are to carry most of the load
applied to the composite and provide stiffness. For this reason fibre materials
have high tensile strength and a high tensile modulus. Ceramics are frequently
used for the fibres in composites. Ceramics have high values of tensile strength
and tensile modulus, and also a useful asset of low density. However, ceramics
are brittle and the presence of quite small surface flaws can markedly
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ISBN: 9781483141077