The Production of Powder-Filled/Metal Composites in Space

The physics of composites made of a metal matrix with a glass microsphere filler is worthy of study since at a sufficiently high volume concentration of filler the electron mean free path in the metal is controlled by the separation of the glass spheres. Studies of electron dynamics can therefore be...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and physical sciences Mathematical and physical sciences, 1978-05, Vol.361 (1705), p.175-178
Main Author: Rosenberg, H. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Composite materials
Composite particles
Electrons
Glass
Indium
Mean free path
Metallurgy
Microgravity
Space laboratories
Thermal conductivity
Tin
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The physics of composites made of a metal matrix with a glass microsphere filler is worthy of study since at a sufficiently high volume concentration of filler the electron mean free path in the metal is controlled by the separation of the glass spheres. Studies of electron dynamics can therefore be made in specimens for which the electron mean free path is very well defined. For good experiments a random distribution of the glass spheres is desirable and this can best be done in a low gravity environment. The preparation of such specimens should also be very interesting to the metallurgist concerned with the production of new materials, since they would give information about the degree of uniformity of dispersion which can be achieved by the preparation of composites in space.
ISSN:0080-4630
2053-9169
DOI:10.1098/rspa.1978.0223