Applicability of ultrasonic testing for the determination of volume fraction of particulates in alumina-reinforced aluminum matrix composites

Materials Characterization

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-226

  Fang, C K ^a   Fang, R L ^b   Weng, W P ^c   Chuang, T H ^d  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Quality Control Division   (Taiwan)

^c Loyalty Founder Enterprise   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REINFORCEMENT; ULTRASONIC TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION;

ALUMINA-REINFORCED ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033337952     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(99)00043-1     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. England J., Hall I.W. On the effect of the strength of the matrix in metal composites. Scripta Met. 20:1986;697.
2. Friend C.M. The effect of matrix properties on reinforcement in short alumina fibre-aluminum metal matrix composites. J. Mater. Sci. 22:1987;3005.
3. T. C. Dragone and W. D. Nix: Geometric factors affecting the internal stress distribution and high temperature creep rate of discontinuous fiber reinforced metals. Acta. Met. 38:1941 (1990).
4. Stefanescu D.M., Moitra A., Kacar A.S., Dhindaw B.K. The influence of buoyant forces and volume fraction of particles on the particle pushing/entrapment transition during directional solidification of Al/SiC and Al/Graphite composites. Metall. Trans. A. 21A:1990;231.
5. Brockenbrough J.B., Suresh S., Wieneck H.A. Deformation of metal-matrix composites with continuous fibers. Geometrical effects of fiber distribution and shape Acta. Met. 39:1991;735.
6. McDaniels D.L. Analysis of stress-strain, fracture, and ductility behavior of aluminum matrix composites containing discontinuous silicon carbide reinforcement. Metall. Trans. A. 16A:1985;1105.
7. Liang X., Earthman J.C., Wolfenstine J., Lavernia E. A comparison of techniques for determining the volume fraction of particulates in metal matrix composites. Mater. Char. 28:1992;173-178.
8. Delebarre C., Baquet I., Bruneel C., Rouvaen J.M., Derouiche Z. Quantitative characterization of metal matrix composites using histogram processing techniques. NDT & E Int. 25:1992;195-200.
9. S. Wilson and A. Ball: Advances in Composite Tribology, K. Friedrich, ed., Elsevier, New York, pp. 311-366 (1993).
10. Clyne T.W., Withers P.J. An Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites. 1993;441 Cambridge University Press, New York.