Metal matrix composites: structure and technologies

ISBN-13: 9783639169287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 172 str.

Riccardo Donnini

Opis

The research of ever new materials for highperformance applications about aerospace,aeronautical and automotive fields has found inmaterial matrix composites the materials having veryhigh potential, for their capacity of combiningresistance, lightness and versatility. The mostimportant aspects for these materials usually regardproduction technology and machining. Therefore thepresent book, after dealing a general picture,provides for this two themes. First the study about atitanium matrix composite, the Ti6Al4V/SiCf,promising for aeronautical applications as turbinecomponents and structural high stressed parts, isconsidered: by micro-chemical and mechanical advancedinvestigations, the high properties of the compositeare described. The second part extends the researchabout the aluminium matrix composites and theirworkability by tool machines, investigating thebetter conditions to reduce the cutting forces byvariation of the cutting parameters, workpiecetemperature included. The dealt topics should beuseful to discover completely the metal matrixcomposite importance, but also to verify the benefitsabout the advanced investigation methodologies usedin the work.

O autorze

Riccardo Donnini, Ph.D. in Materials Engineering: graduated in
Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" he
developed the research, presented by international papers, on
advanced metals and composite materials, studying their
metallurgical, technological and business aspects, and on systems
for industrial control processes.