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For total displacements of m
the composite,
f t c is the s
um of displacements of the fibers and matrix.
tc tm t f
10.1 Mechanical Properties
Diving through by tc, composite gage length, we obtain
tc tm t f
t c t c t c
tc tm tm t f tm t m ----(12) t
ct m f
f
ct or
t c t t
m c t t
c c t c t c
10.1 Mechanical Properties
Volume fraction of fiber and matrix can be written
t t
v and v
m f
t m
t f
vf
In elastic regime, ct m vm f ,vEq(13)
f
becomes
ct
ct V m ct V
orf 1
Vm
V --(14)
f
1
E ct E m E f E ct E m E E
f 22
10.1 Mechanical Properties
Rules of Mixture
c f V f mV m (Density)
Iso-strain, action in Parallel
E E V cl
f f
E V m m
V cl f f
V m m
1
v
m
v f
1
E ct E m E f E 22
10.1 Mechanical Properties
Fig. 10.3 Various fiber arrays in a matrix : (A) square (b) Hexagonal (c) random
k cl
k V
f f
k V m m
10.2 Thermal Properties
Fig 10.7 Longitudinal an
d transverse linear ther
mal expansion coeffici
ents versus fiber volum
fraction for alumina fib
er in an aluminum mat
rix.