Deformation and damage mechanisms in fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy composites under tension

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-297

  Chen, A S ^a   Bushby, R S ^a   Scott, V D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy composites; Deformation; Fibres; Metal

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRITTLENESS; HEAT TREATMENT; INFILTRATION; LIQUID METALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; TENSILE TESTING; YIELD STRESS;

ELASTIC DEFORMATION; FIBER BREAKAGE;

FIBER REINFORCED METALS;

EID: 0030849578     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(96)00134-0     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Shamsul, J.B., Jomin, N., Bushby, R.S. and Scott, V.D., Fabrication, microstructure and ageing characteristics of an aluminium alloy (6061) reinforced with Altex fibre. In Advances in Materials and Minerals Resources '94, eds A. Rahmat, S. Bahn and P.R. Khangaonkar. University of Sains, Malaysia, Perak, 1994, pp. 289-298.
2. Chen, A.S., Bushby, R.S., Phillips, M.G. and Scott, V.D., A study of the mechanical properties and microstructure of fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy. Proc. Roy. Soc. London A, 1995, 450, 537-552.
3. DeSilva, A.R.T., Thermal stresses in fibre-reinforced composites. J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 1969, 17, 387-403.
4. Clyne, T.W. and Withers, P.J., An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993, pp. 77-78.
5. Chen, A.S., Smith, J., Bushby, R.S., Phillips, M.G. and Scott, V.D., Tensile property evaluation of continuous fibre MMC. Adv. Compos. Lett., 1994, 3, 99-102.
6. Piggott, M.R., Load Bearing Fibre Composites. Pergamon, Oxford 1980, pp. 199-201.
7. Withers, P.J., Stobbs, W.M. and Pedersen, O.B., The application of the Eshelby method of internal stress determination for short fibre metal matrix composites. Acta Metall., 1989, 37, 3061-3084.
8. Bourke, M.A.M., Goldstone, J.A., Stout, M.G. and Needleman, A., Characterisation of residual stress in composites. In Fundamentals of Metal Matrix Composites, eds. S. Suresh, A. Mortensen and A. Needleman. Butterworth-Heinemann, Stoneham, MA, 1993, pp. 61-80.
9. Becht, J., Schucolb, H.J. and Eisenblattea, J., Acoustic emission as an aid for investigating the deformation and fracture of composite materials. Composites, 1976, 7, 245-248.