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Designing of Hybrid
Materials
Jayant Jain
Assistant Professor,
Department of Applied Mechanics,
IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, 110016
Hybrids of type 1:
Composites
Composites
Four common
configurations of
composites
Properties of Composites
Density
m density of matrix
r density of reinforcement
f volume fraction of reinforcement
Lower Bound
Bounds of Elasticity
Mechanical Properties of
Composites
Strength
Upper Limit
Upper bound in strength can be given as similar
to that for modulus
Lower Limit
The yield strength of the matrix enhanced slightly by the plastic constraint
imposed by the reinforcement
Thermal expansion
Thermal diffusivity
Be and Al2O3 are two choices: they both are stiffer than Al
and infact Be is lighter than Al
Al-SiC composites
are significantly better
than Al and Al-BN
Hybrids of type 2:
Sandwiches
Sandwich Structures
A sandwich panel combines two materials in a
specified geometry and scale, configured such
that one forms the faces and the other the core
to give a structure of high bending stiffness
and strength at low weight
Sandwich Structure
Designing of Sandwich
structures
Refrigerator Walls
A refrigerator. The panels of
the container unit must
insulate, protect against the
external environment, and be
stiff and strong in bending.
This can be achieved by
seeking materials or hybrids
that maximize Eflex, the
second by minimizing