Elastic-Plastic Poisson's Ratio of Borsic-Aluminum

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Poisson's ratio as a function of tensile strain has been examined for four volume fractions of unidirectional Borsic-reinforced aluminum composites. Linear relationships were found between Poisson's ratio and filament volume fraction during Stage I (elastic filaments-elastic matrix) and Stage II (elastic filaments-plastic matrix) deformation which could be correlated to filament and matrix values of Poisson's ratio. These results confirm that a simple rule-of-mixtures relationship may be used to predict composite Poisson's ratios as a function of filament volume fraction. The marked increase in the Poisson's ratio of the matrix upon yielding causes an abrupt rise in the slope of the composite Poisson's ratio versus longitudinal strain curve. This sudden increase may be used as an accurate method of determining matrix yield in filament-reinforced, metal-matrix composites.

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