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Mechanical Properties of a New Carbon Fibre Material

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WE report here some preliminary measurements of the mechanical properties of a new ceramic material. The material—a pure silica matrix reinforced by carbon fibres—has been made in our laboratory as part of a programme aimed at the manufacture of a ceramic material which, although composed of stiff and brittle components, is itself strong and relatively tough. Such a material forms a good test of current theories for improving the toughness of composite materials, and of reinforced ceramics in particular1.

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  1. Bowen, D. H., Fibre Sci. Tech., 1, 2, 85 (1968).

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    I. CRIVELLI-VISCONTI & G. A. COOPER

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CRIVELLI-VISCONTI, I., COOPER, G. Mechanical Properties of a New Carbon Fibre Material. Nature 221, 754–755 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221754a0

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