Advanced composites for aerospace, marine, and land applications : proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) held during TMS 2014, 143rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Februrary 16-20, 2014, San Diego Convention

The papers in this volume cover a broad spectrum of topics that represent the truly diverse nature of the field of composite materials. This collection presents research and findings relevant to the latest advances in composites materials, specifically their use in aerospace, maritime, and even land applications. The editors have made every effort to bring together authors who put forth recent advances in their research while concurrently both elaborating on and thereby enhancing our prevailing understanding of the salient aspects related to the science, engineering, and far-reaching technological applications of composite materials. Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Preface 11 About the Organizers 13 Session Chairs 17 Processing and Design of Composites 19 Deformation Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy AA6061-10% Fly Ash Composites for Aerospace Application 21 Effect of Composition of B4C-Aluminum Composites on Mechanical Properties and Resistance Corrosion 41 Bacterial Cellulose Enhances Beta Phase in PVDF 53 Geopolymer from Industrial Wastes: A Construction Material for 22nd Century 61 Synthesis of Composite TaC-TaB2 Powders 73 Characterization of Composite Microstructures and Phases 83 Laser Deposited In-Situ TiC Reinforced Nickel Matrix Composites: Microstructure and Tribological Properties 85 Use of Squeeze Infiltration Processing for Fabricating Micro Silica Reinforced Aluminum Alloy-Based Metal Matrix Composite 99 Fabrication and Characterization of a Hybrid Functionally Graded Metal-Matrix Composite Using the Technique of Squeeze Infiltration 109 The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys NiCo40+xAl30-x[X=0 3 6 10] 119 Metal Matrix Composites Directionally Solidified 133 Mechanical and Material Property Evaluation 143 A New Class of Metal Nanocomposites with Superior Mechanical Properties: Unusual Thermal Expansion in NbTi-Nanowires/NiTi-Matrix Composite 145 Data-Fusion NDE for Progressive Damage Quantification in Composites 155 Progressive Failure Analysis of Polymer Composites Using a Synergistic Damage Mechanics Methodology 165 Computational Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Glassy Polymer Blends and Thermosets 175 Multi Scale Characterization of SiC/SiC Composite Materials 191 Processing Fracture Toughness and Damage Mechanics Studies of MMC for Aerospace 203 Interface and Bonding of Composite Systems 219 Multi-Scale Modeling of Continuous Ceramic Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites 221 Development of Percussion Diagnostics in Evaluating 'Kiss' Bonds between Composite Laminates 231 Enhanced Mechanical Performance of Woven Composite Laminates Using Plasma Treated Polymeric Fabrics 249 Forming Limit Diagram of Steel/Polymer/Steel Sandwich Systems for the Automotive Industry 261 The Wettability of TiCX by Titanium-Aluminum Alloys at 1758 K 273 Author Index 283 Subject Index 285