Mechanical behavior of silicon carbide/2014 aluminum composite. Technical report

Technical Report · Fri Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5611679

Chou, S C; Green, J L; Swanson, R A

The composite material consists of 25 vol.% of silicon carbide whiskers in 2014-T4 aluminum matrix. Specimens were taken from hot-isostatically-pressed cylindrical billets and tested at various loading conditions and strain rates. Torsion tests were carried out to determine the relationship between torque and twist angle. The Kk-value was determined by testing short-rod specimens. The tensile properties and Kk were compared with those of 2014-T4 aluminum to demonstrate the effect of silicon carbide whisker reinforcement on the properties of matrix materials.

• Research Organization: Army Materials Research Agency, Watertown, MA (USA). Materials Technology Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5611679
• Report Number(s): AD-A-208395/4/XAB; MTL-TR--89-28
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CRYSTALS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELASTICITY
FAILURES
FRACTURES
MATERIALS
MATRIX MATERIALS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MONOCRYSTALS
PROGRESS REPORT
SILICON CARBIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
STRAIN RATE
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TORQUE
TORSION
WHISKERS