Accession Number:

ADA211170

Title:

Y-Si-Al-O-N Glass Fibers

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Final Report]

Corporate Author:

US Army Materials Technology Laboratory

Personal Author(s):

• Messier, Donald R.
• Gleisner, Robert P.
• Rich, Ronald E.

Report Date:

1989-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17

Abstract:

The excellent mechanical properties and outstanding water corrosion resistance of Y-Si-Al-O-N glasses indicate that they are attractive candidate materials for forming into high performance glass fibers. Fibers of glasses containing, respectively,3.2 and 6.6 wt N were drawn freehand in air, and from glass rods in N2. Continuous fibers 100-m long of the former glass were melt-drawn in N2 while being wound in air outside of the glass-melting furnace. Some fibers had diameters as small as 10 um, and characterization data show that the fibers retain all of the desirable properties of the bulk glass.

Descriptors:

Subject Categories:

• Ceramics, Refractories and Glass
• Laminates and Composite Materials

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]