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Published December 2006 | Version public
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Composites by aluminum infiltration of porous silicon carbide derived from wood precursors

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Abstract

Composites were fabricated by infiltration of molten Al–13Si–9Mg into porous SiC derived from wood. The composite microstructure retains the heterogeneous orthorhombic symmetry of the initial wood material. As compared to the uninfiltrated SiC preform, the composite shows much improved transverse compressive strength and stiffness, resulting in reduced anisotropy.

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© 2006 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Received 19 May 2006; revised 17 August 2006; accepted 21 August 2006; Available online 22 September 2006. This work is supported by the National Science Foundation Grant DMR-0244258. T.E.W. was supported by a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.

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NSF
DMR-0244258
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship

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