Metal matrix composites

The research of ever new materials for highperformance applications about aerospaceaeronautical and automotive fields has found inmaterial matrix composites the materials having veryhigh potential for their capacity of combiningresistance lightness and versatility. The mostimportant aspects for these materials usually regardproduction technology and machining. Therefore thepresent book after dealing a general pictureprovides for this two themes. First the study about atitanium matrix composite the Ti6Al4V/SiCfpromising for aeronautical applications as turbinecomponents and structural high stressed parts isconsidered: by micro-chemical and mechanical advancedinvestigations the high properties of the compositeare described. The second part extends the researchabout the aluminium matrix composites and theirworkability by tool machines investigating thebetter conditions to reduce the cutting forces byvariation of the cutting parameters workpiecetemperature included. The dealt topics should beuseful to discover completely the metal matrixcomposite importance but also to verify the benefitsabout the advanced investigation methodologies usedin the work.