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Abstract
The single spherical cell model of F. J. Guild et al. (J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 13 (1994) 10) is extended to take into account the statistical spatial distribution of the inclusions in particulate-filled composite materials. Using this model, the elastic properties of a glass-bead filled epoxy composite material were calculated. When compared with the single spherical cell model, we found that the statistical spherical cell model gave predictions consistently closer to the experimental values for both the Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio.
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Title
Statistical spherical cell model for the elastic properties of particulate-filled composite materials
Author
Poon, Y M 1 ; Luk, W L 1 ; Shin, F G 2
1 Department of Applied Physics, Materials Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
2 Centre for Smart Materials, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
1 Department of Applied Physics, Materials Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
2 Centre for Smart Materials, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Pages
5095-5099
Publication year
2002
Publication date
Dec 2002
ISSN
00222461
e-ISSN
15734803
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2260248813
Copyright
Journal of Materials Science is a copyright of Springer, (2002). All Rights Reserved.