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WE report here some preliminary measurements of the mechanical properties of a new ceramic material. The material—a pure silica matrix reinforced by carbon fibres—has been made in our laboratory as part of a programme aimed at the manufacture of a ceramic material which, although composed of stiff and brittle components, is itself strong and relatively tough. Such a material forms a good test of current theories for improving the toughness of composite materials, and of reinforced ceramics in particular1.
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CRIVELLI-VISCONTI, I., COOPER, G. Mechanical Properties of a New Carbon Fibre Material. Nature 221, 754–755 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221754a0
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