Metal matrix composites: structure and technologies

The research of ever new materials for high
performance applications about aerospace,
aeronautical and automotive fields has found in
material matrix composites the materials having very
high potential, for their capacity of combining
resistance, lightness and versatility. The most
important aspects for these materials usually regard
production technology and machining. Therefore the
present book, after dealing a general picture,
provides for this two themes. First the study about a
titanium matrix composite, the Ti6Al4V/SiCf,
promising for aeronautical applications as turbine
components and structural high stressed parts, is
considered: by micro-chemical and mechanical advanced
investigations, the high properties of the composite
are described. The second part extends the research
about the aluminium matrix composites and their
workability by tool machines, investigating the
better conditions to reduce the cutting forces by
variation of the cutting parameters, workpiece
temperature included. The dealt topics should be
useful to discover completely the metal matrix
composite importance, but also to verify the benefits
about the advanced investigation methodologies used
in the work.

Autorentext

Riccardo Donnini, Ph.D. in Materials Engineering: graduated inMechanical Engineering, at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" hedeveloped the research, presented by international papers, onadvanced metals and composite materials, studying theirmetallurgical, technological and business aspects, and on systemsfor industrial control processes.

Klappentext

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.