Development of continuous SiC fiber reinforced Al preform wire.

Continuous-fiber preform reinforcement of dental resin composite restorations.

OBJECTIVES Direct-filling resin composites are used in relatively small restorations and are not recommended for large restorations with severe occlusal-stresses. The aim of this study was to reinforce composites with fiber preforms, and to investigate the effects of layer thickness and configurations on composite properties. It was hypothesized that fiber preforms would significantly increase ...

Mechanical Properties of SiC Fiber- Reinforced Reaction-Bonded Si3N4 Composites

Development of Fiber Reinforced SCM for Sustainable Construction

The sustainability of the built environment is increasingly coming to the forefront of infrastructure design and maintenance decisions. To address this, development of a new class of more sustainable cement-based materials is needed. Fiber reinforced self-consolidating mortar (FRSCM) was developed by optimizing the micromechanical parameters, which control composite properties in the hardened s...

Application of Electrophoretic Deposition for Interfacial Control of High-Performance SiC Fiber-Reinforced SiC Matrix (SiCf/SiC) Composites

This chapter reviews the novel fabrication process of continuous SiCf /SiC composites based on electrophoretic deposition (EPD). EPD process is very effective for achieving relatively homogeneous carbon coating with the thickness of several tens to hundreds nanometers on SiC fibers. Carbon interface with the thickness of at least 100 nm formed by EPD acts effectively for inducing interfacial de...

3D Microstructure Visualization of SiC Particle Reinforced Al Matrix Composites by X-Ray Synchrotron Tomography

Microstructural aspects of composites such as particle size, shape, and distribution play important roles in deformation behavior. 3D visualization of porosity and Fe-rich inclusions in three dimensions is critical to a thorough understanding of fatigue resistance of metal matrix composites (MMC) because cracks often initiate at these defects. In this paper we have used X-ray synchrotron tomogr...