Fabrication of fiber-reinforced aluminum smart composites with optical fiber by the interphase forming/bonding method

Hiroshi Asanuma; Mitsuji Hirohashi; Kentarou Ichikawa; Hao Du

doi:10.1117/12.207694

20 April 1995 Fabrication of fiber-reinforced aluminum smart composites with optical fiber by the interphase forming/bonding method

Hiroshi Asanuma, Mitsuji Hirohashi, Kentarou Ichikawa, Hao Du

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Proceedings Volume 2444, Smart Structures and Materials 1995: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207694
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '95, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In order to reduce costs and develop new functionalities of continuous fiber reinforced metals, fiber/matrix interphase is developed by the original low cost fabrication method. Optical fiber can be embedded in stainless steel fiber or SiC fiber reinforced aluminum composites by the interphase forming/bonding method. Deterioration of optical fiber during composite fabrication by this method is small enough to connect it to external fibers leading to LD light source and power meter with rubber joints. The composites can be bent without fiber fracture as secondary forming by local melting of the interphase. At lower temperatures, if the SiC fiber/matrix interface adhesion is improved, fracture of SiC fiber is considered to become earlier than that of optical fiber, where it will work as health monitor.

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Hiroshi Asanuma, Mitsuji Hirohashi, Kentarou Ichikawa, and Hao Du "Fabrication of fiber-reinforced aluminum smart composites with optical fiber by the interphase forming/bonding method", Proc. SPIE 2444, Smart Structures and Materials 1995: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation, (20 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207694

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