Metal Matrix Composites in Industry

by Evans, Alexander; San Marchi, Christopher; Mortensen, Andreas

• ISBN13: 9781402075216
• ISBN10: 1402075219
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Metal matrix composites are making tangible inroads into the "real" world of engineering. They are used in engineering components such as brake rotors, aircraft parts, combustion engines, and heat sinks for electronic systems. Yet, outside a relatively limited circle of specialists, these materials are mostly unknown. Designers do not as a rule think of using these materials, in part because access to information is difficult as these materials have not really entered engineering handbooks. Metal Matrix Composites in Industry is thus useful to engineers who wish to gain introductory knowledge of these materials and who want to know where "to find" them. Additionally, it provides researchers and academics with a survey of current industrial activity in this area of technology.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xi
Chapter 1 Introduction	1	(8)
Chapter 2 Metal Matrix Composites	9	(30)
Chapter 3 Processing Metal Matrix Composites	39	(26)
Chapter 4 Scope, Methodology and Structure of the Survey	65	(14)
Chapter 5 MMC Companies in Alphabetical Order	79	(296)
Chapter 6 Discussion and Conclusion	375	(12)
Appendix A - A Glossary of Terminology Commonly Used in Relation to Metal Matrix Composites	387	(12)
Appendix B - Database Keywords	399	(4)
Bibliography and References	403	(14)
Index	417