ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY OF CERAMIC-FIBER COMPOSITES .1. GLASS-MATRIX COMPOSITES

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LAWRENCE, CW [1 ]
BRIGGS, GAD [1 ]
SCRUBY, CB [1 ]
DAVIES, JRR [1 ]
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[1] AEA TECHNOL,HARWELL LAB,DIDCOT OX11 0RA,OXON,ENGLAND
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10.1007/BF01159847
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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The microstructure of Nicalon-reinforced borosilicate glass was studied using scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Acoustic micrographs exhibited high contrast, and the formation of Rayleigh-wave-interference fringes both within and around fibres allowed the in-situ-fibre and matrix elastic moduli to be estimated. The matrix was found to have undergone partial devitrification resulting in the formation of cristobalite. The presence of a high volume fraction of reinforcing fibres was found to have little effect on cristobalite formation and distribution. The thermal expansion mismatch between beta-cristobalite to give rise to extensive microcracking around individual cristobalite grains and partial fibre/matrix debonding.
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