Advanced Composites for Aerospace, Marine, and Land Applications II

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

   PDF

2. Advanced Processing Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

      PDF

   2. Effect of Processing Parameters on the Microstructure of Mechanically Alloyed Nanostructured Al-Mn Alloys

      • Kristopher A. Darling, Anthony J. Roberts, James E. Catalano, Mark A. Tschopp, Laszlo J. Kecskes

      Pages 3-11

   3. Al-NiTi Metal Matrix Composites for Zero CTE Materials: Fabrication, Design, and Modeling

      • Adam Hehr, Xiang Chen, Joshua Pritchard, Marcelo J. Dapino, Peter M. Anderson

      Pages 13-28

   4. Characterization of the Interface of Co-Extruded Asymmetric Aluminum-Titanium Composite Profiles

      • N. Grittner, M. Engelhardt, B. Striewe, A. von Hehl, C. Klose, F. Nürnberger

      Pages 29-37

   5. Fabrication and Characterization of Niobium-Aluminum Composites: Effect of Sintering Temperature

      • Lucio Vazquez, Juan Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Garfias, Dulce Dyolotzin

      Pages 39-52

   6. Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) / Graphene Nanoplatelet (GNP)-Nickel Nanocomposites: Structure Property Analysis

      • Tushar Borkar, Hamidreza Mohseni, Junyeon Hwang, Thomas Scharf, Jaimie Tiley, Soon H. Hong et al.

      Pages 53-79

   7. Effect of In-Situ Titanium Boride Particle Addition and Friction Stir Processing on Wear Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 2219

      • V. Sampath, N. R. Rajasekaran

      Pages 81-91

   8. Challenges in Fabrication of Surface Composites by Friction Stir Processing Route

      • Vipin Sharma, U. Prakash, B. V. Manoj Kumar

      Pages 93-100

3. Metal-Matrix Composites

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

      PDF

   2. Influence of Reinforcement Content on Tensile Response and Fracture Behavior of an Aluminum Alloy Metal Matrix Composite

      • K. Manigandan, T. S. Srivatsan, Zhencheng Ren, Jingyi Zhao

      Pages 103-119

   3. Mechanical Properties of Steel Encapsulated Metal Matrix Composites

      • Sean Fudger, Eric Klier, Prashant Karandikar, Brandon McWilliams, Chaoying Ni

      Pages 121-136

   4. The Evolution of Solid Powders in Liquid Aluminum at Low Temperature and the Effects of Ultrasound on It

      • Zhiwei Liu, Qingyou Han

      Pages 137-148

   5. Metal Matrix Composites Directionally Solidified

      • Alicia Esther Ares, Carlos Enrique Schvezov

      Pages 149-163

   6. Nanoparticulate Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Composites Produced by Powder Metallurgy Route

      • Kaspar Kallip, Lauri Kollo, Marc Leparoux, Christopher Bradbury

      Pages 165-174

   7. Growth Kinetics of Magnesio-Aluminate Spinel in Al/Mg Lamellar Composite Interface

      • Yasser Fouad, Bakr Mohamed Rabeeh

      Pages 175-184

4. Composite Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185

      PDF

   2. Prediction of Crack Initiation Site in Fastener Hole of Composite Laminate

      • Hossam El-Din M. Sallam, Amr A. Abd-Elhady

      Pages 187-198

   3. Finite Element Analysis of Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics for Evaluating the Strength of Bonds Between Composite Laminates

      • Scott Poveromo, Doug Malcolm, James Earthman

      Pages 199-212

   4. Oxidation Behavior Characterization of Zirconium Diboride Composites at Above 2000°C

      • Ziyuan Zhou, Xianghe Peng, Zhen Wei

      Pages 213-220

The papers in this volume cover a broad spectrum of topics that represent the truly diverse nature of the field of composite materials. In recent years, composite materials have grown in strength, stature, and significance to become a key material of enhanced scientific interest and resultant research into understanding their behavior for selection and safe use in a wide spectrum of technology-related applications. This collection presents research and findings relevant to the latest advances in composites materials, specifically their use in aerospace, maritime, and even land applications. The editors have made every effort to bring together authors who put forth recent advances in their research while concurrently both elaborating on and thereby enhancing our prevailing understanding of the salient aspects related to the science, engineering, and far-reaching technological applications of composite materials.

• materials science
• composite materials
• aerospace technology
• maritime technology
• ground transport technology

• U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA

  T. Sano

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron, USA

  T. S. Srivatsan

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit www.tms.org.

Policies and ethics