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Electrolytic Production of Matrix Coated Fibres for Titanium Matrix Composites... 

Sanguinetti Ferreira, R.A., Arvieu, C., Guillaume, B., and Quenisset, J.M. (2006) Titanium matrix composites processed by continuous binder-powder coating an alternative fabrication route. Compos. Part A Appl. Sci. Manuf., 37(10), 1831-1836. 

Bouix, J., Vincent, H., Boubehira, M., and Viala, J. C., Titanium Diboride-Coated Boron Fibre for Aluminum Matrix Composites, J. Less Common Metals, 117(l-2) 83-89 (Mar. 1986)... 

Carbides and nitrides of transition metals are usually hard and some of them are used as hard materials. Tungsten carbide, which was briefly described above, is a major component of cutting tools and wear-resistant materials. Titanium carbide. Tie, and nitride, TiN, are two other major hard materials that are widely used in tools. They also find application as hard coatings (in particular, TiN [177]) and components of ceramic matrix composites [178]. Both TiC and TiN show a very... 

The second method of surface modification permits the formation of a composite particle, the core of which is composed of polymer (UHMWPE or polyimide) and the surface of which is coated with titanium carbide which is hard and abrasion resistant. The composite particles can be incorporated into any suitable matrix resulting in improved abrasion resistance, lowered fiiction, higher compressive strength, improved creep resistance, etc. This new product is a unique form of raw material which has the potential to improve the properties of many products. 

Biomimetic nanocrystalline apatite coatings were deposited on titanium substrates by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE), a technique with potential application in tissue engineering (Visan et al., 2014 Caricato etal., 2014). The targets were prepared from nano-sized, poorly crystalline apatite powders, analogous in composition to mineral bone. For the deposition of thin films, a KrF excimer laser source was used (A = 248 nm,rFWHM < 25 ns). Analyses of the deposited films showed that the structural and chemical nature of the nanocrystalline precursor apatite was preserved. Hence, MAPLE may be a suitable technique for the congruent transfer of a delicate material such as nanohydroxyapatite. 

Examples of stab resistant body armour are often quite different in constractional character. For example, some comprise a matrix of overlapping metal or composite plates located between fabric layers (based on para-aramid or UHMW polyethylene), others are based on more flexible aramid woven textiles which have been coated with silicon carbide particles to blunt the knife point and others incorporate fine tungsten wire within a knitted fabric matrix. Copying the ancient chain mail concept, similar fine mail constructed from stainless steel or titanium wire may be included as a layer. Obviously the overall weight and thickness of the resulting armour is of crucial importance for the comfort of the wearer but this will be determined largely by the magnitude of the threat. 

Among carbon fillers, carbon black is most commonly used due to good conduction performance, and metallic oxides are often used to make fiber white. Du Pont produced a composite nylon fiber made up of nylon sheath and conductive polymer core formed by dispersing about 30% carbon Hack in LDPE matrix. When the conductive core content was ca. 4%, the was around 10 cm[96,97]. Toray[98] developed a composite nylon fiber made up of nylon-6 sheath and conductive polymer core formed by dispersing about 30% carbon black in nylon-6 matrix. When the conductive core content was ca. 5%, the was 10 to 10 cm. Other conductive nylon fiber was reported by Unitika[99,100], in which 25% acetylene black was dispersed in nylon-6, which was combined with the same nylon 6 base polymer at a ratio of20/80. The conductive polymer was exposed onto the fiber surface to increase efficiency. A white-colored conductive nylon fiber was also obtained by using titanium dioxide particles with diameters of 2 pm or less coated with tin oxide. A heat resistant conductive nylon fiber was obtained by dispersing carbon black in an aromatic polyamide[101]. 

The diffusion problems can be partially overcome by applying a barrier coating such as titanium, boron, nickel, copper, or niobium carbide over the fiber priorto processing the composite. The latter material, NbC, has shown excellent diffusion-barrier characteristics in a laminate composed of P-100 fibers (43 vol.%) and a copper matrix.P f A cross-section of the composite after isothermal exposure at 815°C for 240 hours is shown in Fig. 9.6. 

The masterbatching technique using an MAH-radical catalyst coupling process with a high melt index coating polymer and a lower melt index matrix polymer has been applied effectively to composites containing talc, asbestos, titanium dioxide and calcium carbonate, as well as clay, and using LDPE, EPR and PP as well as HDPE. 

Nanocomposites can be defined as combinations of different materials where at least one of the components is distributed on the nanoscale. Nanocomposite particles are particles with at least one component being structured on the nanoscale. Several types of inorganic materials have been combined with polymer materials to produce nanocomposite particles, for example, titanium dioxide, clay platelets such as laponite (LRD) and montmorillonite (MMT), calcium carbonate and iron oxides. In general, beneficial properties of the composite are expected, mainly in the area of mechanical properties, barrier properties and dispersion properties (better dispersion of the inorganic particles in the polymer matrix). Many research groups are working on incorporation of clay platelets either intercalated or (partially) exfoliated in polymer materials. Application areas of the anticipated materials are often in coatings, adhesives, films for barrier properties and plastics. 

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