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Implementation Challenges for High-Temperature Composites (1997) / Chapter Skim
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Materials Selection
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... But, as elaborated below, creep strength and notch sensitivity limit their performance. Instead composites emerge as more relevant candidates, because they combine favorable structural indices with acceptable notch properties.
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... ~ Alloys ~ ~ ~ , -I cm 1 , , , , , ,,,1 , , , , ,,,, 10 100 Thermal Conductivity, k (W/mK) FIGURE 2 A thermal expansion-thermal conductivity chart for the constituent materials used in MMCs and CMCs.
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Key Terms

  • matrix composites
  • notch performance
  • reinforcement schemes
  • stress redistribution
  • structural indices

  • transverse properties
  • acceptable notch
  • favorable structural
  • cycle times
  • toughness establishes

  • acceptable thermostructural
  • components exceeding
  • sensitivity limit
  • prime limitation
  • robust life

  • indices require
  • composites requires
  • constituent materials
  • materials selector
  • monolithic ceramics

  • indirect relationship
  • design parameter
  • thermal fatigue
  • materials selection
  • volume fractions

  • severe thermal
  • require unidirectional
  • redistribution capability
  • instead composites
  • unidirectional reinforcement


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