Manufacture and mechanical properties of saffil-reinforced aluminium alloys

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Scott, V D ^a   O'Rourke, J M ^b   Bushby, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BINDERS; HEAT TREATMENT; METAL TESTING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

SAFFIL FIBERS;

FIBER REINFORCED METALS;

EID: 0032785923     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(98)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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