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The mechanism for the temperature dependence of the tensile strength of unidirectional hybrid type Si-Ti-C-O (Tyranno) fiber-reinforced aluminum matrix composite, in which SiC-particles are dispersed in the matrix, is discussed, focusing on the temperature dependencies of the stress concentration arising from broken fibers and critical length and their influences on the composite strength, by means of a shear-lag analysis and a Monte Carlo simulation. The main results are summarized as follows. The softening of the matrix at high temperatures raises the composite strength from the point of decrease in stress concentration, but on the other hand, it also reduces strength from the point of increase in critical length, which reduces the stress-carrying capacity of broken fibers over a long distance. The reason why the measured strength of composite decreased with increasing temperature could be attributed to the predominacy of the latter effect over the former one. The results of the simulation indicated that the hybridization of the composites improved room-temperature and high-temperature strengths through the strengthening of the matrix.
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Ochiai, S., Matsunaga, K., Waku, Y. et al. Temperature-dependence mechanism of tensile strength of Si-Ti-C-0 Fiber-Aluminum matrix composites. Metall Mater Trans A 26, 647–652 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02663914
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