Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is the process of machining electrically conductive materials by using precisely controlled sparks that occur between an electrode and a work piece in the presence of a dielectric fluid. Aluminium metal matrix composites (AMMCs) refer to the class of light weight high performance aluminum ceramic material systems. The reinforcement in AMMCs could be in the f...

Zr2WP2O12/ZrO2 composites were fabricated by solid state reaction with the goal of tailoring the thermal expansion coefficient. XRD, SEM and TMA were used to investigate the composition, microstructure, and thermal expansion behavior of Zr2WP2O12/ZrO2 composites with different mass ratio. Relative densities of all the resulting Zr2WP2O12/ZrO2 samples were also tested by Archimedes' methods. The...

An alternative fabrication technique is proposed for ceramic matrix / ceramic fibre composites involving filling a fibre fabric preform with a SiSi N slurry and subsequently reaction bonding. For the first processing step in this process, chemical vapour infiltration (CVI) was evaluated as a means of both binding together and protecting the fibres. Sic (Nicalon) fibre p re fom consisting of thr...

Composites of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) with Sr-doped LaCrO3 (LSC) and Sr-doped LaMnO3 (LSM) were prepared by impregnation of a porous YSZ matrix with aqueous solutions of the appropriate metal salts, followed by sintering to various temperatures. XRD measurements showed that perovskite phases formed after sintering at 1073 K, a temperature well below that at which solid-state reactions ...

Metal matrix composites reinforced with ceramic particles have become the most attractive material in the research and development of new materials for thermal management applications. In this work, 40-60 vol. % TiCx-TiB₂/Al composites were successfully fabricated by the method of combustion synthesis and hot press consolidation in an Al-Ti-B₄C system. The effect of the TiCx-TiB₂ content on the...

In this study, carbon microcoils (CMCs) which could be extended and contracted were used to manufacture thin film CMC/polysilicone composite sensor elements that was found to have a very high tactile sensor performance. This is because the extension of CMC was very highly sensitive to an applied load. That is, inductance (L) capacitance (C), and resistance(R) of CMC/polysilicone composites exte...

Waste derived glass ceramic composites prepared by low temperature sintering/sinter-crystallisation I. Ponsot, R. Detsch, A. R. Boccaccini & E. Bernardo To cite this article: I. Ponsot, R. Detsch, A. R. Boccaccini & E. Bernardo (2015) Waste derived glass ceramic composites prepared by low temperature sintering/sinter-crystallisation, Advances in Applied Ceramics, 114:sup1, S17-S25, DOI: 10.1179...

Ceramic matrix composites usually utilize carbon or ceramic fibers as reinforcements. However, such often expose a low ductility during failure. In this work, we follow the idea of reinforcement concept reinforced by refractory metal to reach pseudo ductile behavior Tungsten and molybdenum were chosen in SiCN manufactured polymer infiltration pyrolysis process. The investigated with respect mic...

Microsilica, or silica fume, is an amorphous type of silica mostly collected as byproduct of the silicon and ferrosilicon alloy production. In this work, low shrinkage alumina-mullite ceramic composites were prepared from mixtures of calcined alumina, silica fume and aluminum metal powder and sintered at 1550 o C for 2 hrs. The influence of silica fume and aluminum powder on the densification p...

The idea of using composite in bone implant came since 1980 . Considering the observed problems and failures from the previous materials, using composite materials with higher strength and stiffness and more similarity to natural bone had started to develop. In medical composites at least one of the constituent materials should be bioactive (metal-polymer or ceramic). The name of composites is ...