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Fabrication of Glass Matrix Composites by Tape Casting
Author(s) -
Gustafson Cathleen M.,
Button Rollie E.,
Kerans Ronald J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08510.x
Subject(s) - borosilicate glass , composite material , materials science , fabrication , tape casting , glass fiber , relative density , fiber , volume fraction , matrix (chemical analysis) , casting , sintering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A method has been developed to fabricate borosilicate glass matrix composites reinforced with monofilament SiC fibers by tape casting. Green matrix tapes are laminated with fiber mats of a uniform fiber spacing. The resulting laminate is sintered at 710°C to >98% relative density and HIP‐consolidated to full density. The final specimens contain a high volume fraction of fibers (>35 vol%) in a uniform array. A variation of this technique can be used to mount “microcomposites” (i.e., coated fibers) in a glass matrix to facilitate fabrication of push‐out test specimens.