Ceramic Fibers and Fibrous Composite Materials

PrefaceList of FiguresList of TablesI. IntroductionII. Fiber-Composite TechnologyIII. Reinforcements A. Introduction B. Characterization of the Newer Reinforcements C. Reinforcement Preparation 1. Melt Drawing 2. Conventional Wire Drawing 3. Bundle Drawing 4. Taylor Process 5. Extrusion 6. Rayon Spinnerette 7. Precursor Conversion 8. Chemical Vapor Deposition D. Reinforcement Properties E. ApplicationsIV. Testing Fine Filaments and Whiskers A. Introduction B. Tensile Tests 1. Fiber Testing 2. Whisker Testing C. Bend Tests D. Dynamic Methods for Determining Elastic Constants 1. Torsion Pendulum 2. Resonance or Vibrating Reed Technique 3. Standing Wave Technique 4. Pulse Propagation MethodV. Fiber-Composite Materials A. Characterization 1. Fiber Length 2. Fiber Concentration 3. Fiber Diameter 4. Fiber Orientation 5. Fiber Shape 6. Constituent Behavior 7. Constituent Composition B. Mechanics and Interfaces C. Resin-Matrix Composites D. Metal-Matrix Composites 1. Fabrication 2. Properties 3. Applications E. Ceramic-Matrix CompositesVI. Evaluation and ConclusionsVII. Results of Visits and Questionnaires A. Introduction B. Contact ReportsVIII. Patent Abstracts A. Introduction B. Index to Patent Abstracts C. Patent AbstractsIX. Bibliography A. Introduction B. References by AuthorX. Supplementary InformationSubject Index