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Experimental study on tensile fracture behavior of the newly developed C/C-Mg composite, prepared by infiltration of Mg into the pores in the C/C composite heat-treated at 3000°C, was carried out. The volume fraction of the filled Mg was 9–10%. The composite had a specific density 2.1, Young's modulus 520 GPa and Poisson's ratio 0.26. The average tensile strength measured for the specimen with a nominal width 8 mm, gage length 40 mm and thickness 1 mm was 1 GPa. The Young's modulus was improved from 450 to 520 GPa and the strength from 0.9 to 1.0 GPa by Mg-infiltration. The specific Young's modulus and specific strength based on the average measured values were 2.5 × 107 m and 5 × 104 m, respectively, showing high potential as light-weight, stiff and strong structural material. The strength distribution of the composite was described by the two-parameter Weibull distribution function with a shape parameter 7.6 and scale parameter 1060 MPa. Prior to the overall fracture of the composite, the longitudinal cracking arose at the notch tip, due to which the notch tip was blunted and the ligament portion behaved like an unnotched specimen. As a result, the notched strength could be described by the net stress criterion. The apparent critical energy release rate at formation of the longitudinal crack was around 70–90 J/m2.
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Ochiai, S., Okuda, H., Suzuki, N. et al. Deformation and fracture behavior of notched and unnotched unidirectional C/C-Mg composite with Young's modulus 520 GPa and tensile strength 1 GPa. Journal of Materials Science 38, 1737–1745 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023231927659
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