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Accession Number
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ADA567078
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Title
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Micro-Composite Fabrication via Field-Aided Laminar Composite (FALCom) Processing.
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Publication Date
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Sep 2012
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Media Count
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30p
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Personal Author
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J. L. Holmes
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Abstract
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A novel composite fabrication process is used to create multi- functional micro-composites, which can be tailored for specific end-use applications. The Field-Aided Laminar Composite (FALCom) process uses specifically focused electric fields to align nano- to micro-sized particles into chain-like structures, which are referred to as pseudo-fibers. These pseudo-fibers are then immediately frozen into place by the laser curing of the photopolymer matrix. The pseudo-fibers are arranged by design, and are used to create three-dimensional composite structures. In this research, multiple filler particles were selected for processing evaluation. Multi-walled carbon nano-tubes, aluminum micro-particles, and alumina micro-particles were aligned and oriented in an acrylic photopolymer matrix. Examples of processing and a review of experimental processing are shown, and conclusions and future work are discussed.
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Keywords
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Acrylic resins
Aluminum
Aluminum oxides
Composite materials
Composite structures
Electric fields
Fabrication
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Source Agency
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Non Paid ADAS
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NTIS Subject Category
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71F - Composite Materials
41K - Engineering Materials
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Corporate Author
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Army Research Lab., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Weapons and Materials Research Directorate.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Final rept. Jan 2008 to present.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1308
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Contract Number
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N/A
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