Anisotropic fiber alignment in composite structures

Details Anisotropic fiber alignment in composite structures Anisotropic fiber alignment in composite structures

1992-02-06

1993-11-16

Marquis, Melvyn I.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Orienting or aligning solid particles in fluent matrix material

523315, 523318, B29B 1116, C08J 303, C08J 307

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052621065

ABSTRACT:
High strength material composite structures are formed with oriented fibers to provide controlled anisotropic fibers. Fibers suspended in non-dilute concentrations (e.g., up to 20 volume percent for fibers having an aspect ratio of 20) in a selected medium are oriented by moving an axially spaced array of elements in the direction of desired fiber alignment. The array elements are generally perpendicular to the desired orientation. The suspension medium may also include sphere-like particles where the resulting material is a ceramic.

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