Composites Intro
Composites Intro
Metals
Cu-alloys
Ni-alloys
Ti-alloys
PE, PP, PC
Alumina PA (Nylon)
Si-Carbide
Polymers,
Ceramics,
GFRP elastomers
glasses CFRP Butyl rubber
Soda-glass Neoprene
Pyrex Composites
KFRP
Plywood
Advantages
High strength and stiffness
Low weight ratio
Material can be designed in addition to the structure
Two types of composites are:
Fiber Reinforced Particle Reinforced
Composites Composites
Particle reinforced composites support higher tensile,
compressive and shear stresses.
High toughness
Examples of Composites
Natural
Wood
flexible cellulose fibers held together with stiff lignin
Bone
strong protein collagen and hard, brittle apatite
Artificial (man-made)
constituent phases are chemically distinct
Definitions
Composites often have only two phases
Matrix phase
continuous - surrounds other phase
Dispersed phase
discontinuous phase
Matrix (light)
Dispersed phase (dark)
Objectives
Definitions in composite materials
dispersed phase, matrix
Structure of composites
particle-reinforced
fiber reinforced
structural composites
Introduction
Engineering applications often require unusual
combinations of properties
esp. aerospace, underwater, and transportation
cant be achieved with a single material
e.g. - aerospace requires strong, stiff, light, and
abrasion resistant material
most strong, stiff materials are dense and
heavy
most light materials are not abrasion resistant
Solution is in composite materials
Examples of Composites
Natural
Wood
flexible cellulose fibers held together with stiff lignin
Bone
strong protein collagen and hard, brittle apatite
Artificial (man-made)
constituent phases are chemically distinct
Classification of Artificial
Composites
Composites
Aligned Random
Properties of Composites
Dependent on:
constituent phases
relative amounts
geometry of dispersed phase
shape of particles
particle size
particle distribution
particle orientation
Composite Parameters
Shape Size
Classification of Artificial
Composites
Composites
Aligned Random
Partikel sebagai penguat
(Particulate composites)
Large particle
Interaksi antara partikel dan matrik terjadi tidak dalam
skala atomik atau molekular
Partikel seharusnya berukuran kecil dan terdistribusi
merata
Contoh dari large particle composit: cement dengan
sand atau gravel, cement sebagai matriks dan sand
sebagai partikel
Light Phase Matrix (Cobalt)
E - particulate
*
*
E- matrix
** **
*
Lower bound
conc. of particulates
Large-Particle Composite
Materials
All three material types
metals, ceramics, and polymers
CERMET (ceramic-metal composite)
cemented carbide (WC, TiC embedded in Cu
or Ni)
cutting tools (ceramic hard particles to cut, but
a ductile metal matrix to withstand stresses)
large volume fractions are used (up to 90%!)
Large Particle Composites
Concrete
Concrete is not cement)
Concrete is the composite of cement and an
aggregate (fine sand or coarse gravel)
Reinforced concrete
a composite (large particle composite) - with a
matrix which is a composite
steel rods, wires, bars (rebar, sometimes
stretched elastically while concrete dries to
put system in compression)
Dispersion Strengthened
Composites
Metals and metal alloys
hardened by uniform dispersion of fine particles of a very
hard material (usually ceramic)
Aligned Random
Fiber sebagai reinforced
Fiber yang digunakan harus:
Mempunyai diameter yang lebih kecil dari
diameter bulknya (matriksnya) namun
harus lebih kuat dari bulknya
Harus mempunyai tensile strength yang
tinggi
Matriks yang dipadukan dengan fiber
berfungsi sebagai :
Penjepit fiber
Melindungi fiber dari kerusakan permukaan
Pemisah antara fiber dan juga mencegah
timbulnya perambatan crack dari suatu fiber ke
fiber lain
Berfungsi sebagai medium dimana eksternal
stress yang diaplikasikan ke komposit,
ditransmisikan dan didistribusikan ke fiber.
Matriks yang digunakan harus :
Ductility tinggi
Memiliki modulus elastisitans lebih rendah
daripada fiber
Mempunyai ikatan yang bagus antara
matriks dan fiber
Biasanya secara umum yang digunakan
adalah polimer dan logam
a. Short(discontinuous) fiber reinforced composites
Aligned Random
No
where Reinforcement
d = fiber diameter
tc = fiber-matrix bond
strength
sf = fiber yield strength
Influence of Fiber Orientation
Fiber parameters
arrangement with respect to each other
distribution
concentration
Fiber orientation
parallel to each other
totally random
some combination
Influence of Fiber Orientation
Ec EmVm Ef Vf
Using the isostrain constraint and Hookes Law, s = eE Ff/Fm = EfVf/EmVm
Fc = Ff + Fm
Elastic Behavior Derivation
(Transverse Loading)
EmEf
Ec
Ef Vm EmVf
Volume Fraction in Fiber
Composites
Elastic modulus is dependent on the volume
fraction of fibers
Rule of mixtures equation (again)
E - elastic modulus, V- volume fraction, m- matrix, f- fiber
upper bound
(iso-strain) Ec EmVm E fV f
lower bound
EmE f
(iso-stress)
Ec
E fVm EmV f
Rule of Mixtures
(iso-strain)
Ec EmVm E fV f
Upper bound
*
*
** ** EmE f
Ec
*
E fVm EmV f
Lower bound
(iso-stress)
E - fiber
E- matrix
conc. of fibers
Actual
Values
Example
Calculate the composite modulus for
polyester reinforced with 60 vol% E-glass
under iso-strain conditions.
Epolyester = 6.9 x 103 MPa
EE-glass = 72.4 x 10 3 MPa
Xc = XmVm + XfVf
Xc = XmXf/(VmXf + VfVm)
Tensile Strength
In longitudinal
direction, the
tensile strength is
given by the
equation below if
we assume the
fibers will fail
before the matrix:
3/8
1/5
Fiber and Matrix Phases
Fibers
whiskers: flawless, large l/d ratio, very strong
fiber
wires
Matrix
polymer or metal-matrix: used for their ductility
bind fibers, transmits load to fibers
matrix should be more ductile, fiber should have higher E
matrix protects fibers from surface damage (cracks)
matrix prevents cracks propagating from one fiber to the next which could
cause catastrophic failure.
Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Employed to increase the fracture toughness of the ceramic
Example: Transformation toughened zirconia
Other Composites
Carbon-Carbon Composites
carbon fiber in pyrolyzed carbon matrix
high tensile strength and modulus at high temperature (2000C)
low coefficient of thermal expansion
high thermal conductivities
low thermal shock potential
Applications include; rocket motors, friction materials in aircraft,
advanced turbine engine components, ablative shields for reentry
vehicles
Hybrid composites
two or more different kinds of fibers.
Classification of Artificial
Composites
Composites
Aligned Random
Structural Composites
Definition
composed of both homogeneous and
composite materials
properties depend on constituent materials
and on geometrical design of the elements
Types
laminar composites
sandwich panels
Laminar Composites
Two dimensional sheets or
panels with a preferred high-
strength direction
Q. What is a natural example of
this?
A. Wood
Q. What is a man made example
A. Plywood - Layers are stacked
and subsequently bonded together
so that the high strength direction
varies
Plywood