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    Eureka Archimedes gold crown Most composites have strong, stiff fibres in a matrix which is weaker and less stiff. The objective is usually to make a component which is strong and stiff, often with a low density. Commercial material commonly has glass or carbon fibres in matrices based on thermosetting polymers, such as epoxy or polyester resins. Sometimes, thermoplastic polymers may be preferred, since they are mouldable after initial production. There are further classes of composite in which the matrix is a metal or a ceramic. For the most part, these are still in a developmental stage, with problems of high manufacturing costs yet to be overcome. Furthermore, in these composites the reasons for adding the fibres (or, in some cases, particles) are often rather complex; for example, improvements may be sought in creep, wear, fracture toughness, thermal stability, etc. This software package covers simple mechanics concepts of stiffness and strength, which, while applicable to all composites, are often more relevant to fibre-reinforced polymers.

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    Computation of Material Density: Gold Exemplar: George Singer

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    Eureka Archimedes gold crown Most composites have strong, stiff fibres in a matrix which is weaker and less stiff. The objective is usually to make a component which is strong and stiff, often with a low density. Commercial material commonly has glass or carbon fibres in matrices based on thermosetting polymers, such as epoxy or polyester resins. Sometimes, thermoplastic polymers may be preferred, since they are mouldable after initial production. There are further classes of composite in which the matrix is a metal or a ceramic. For the most part, these are still in a developmental stage, with problems of high manufacturing costs yet to be overcome. Furthermore, in these composites the reasons for adding the fibres (or, in some cases, particles) are often rather complex; for example, improvements may be sought in creep, wear, fracture toughness, thermal stability, etc. This software package covers simple mechanics concepts of stiffness and strength, which, while applicable to all composites, are often more relevant to fibre-reinforced polymers.

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    Computation of Material Density: Gold Exemplar

    George Singer
    September 25, 2014
    =
    mass
    volume
    =
    #Atoms in the unit cell Mass of an atom
    Volume of the cell
    =
    nM
    V
    c
    #Atoms in the unit cell, n = 4 (FCC)
    Mass of an atom: M =
    Atomic Weight (g/mol)
    Avogadro number (atoms/mol)
    =
    A
    N
    A
    A = Atomic weight (gold) = 196.97 g/mol
    Avogadro number, N
    A
    = 6.022 10
    23
    atoms/mol
    As shown earlier, for FCC, cell width, a = 2

    2R
    The Volume of the cell, V
    c
    = a
    3
    = (2

    2R)
    3
    (since Gold is FCC)
    The Atomic Radius (

    Angstr om = 10
    8
    cm), R for Gold= 1.44

    A =
    1.44 10
    8
    cm
    =
    nM
    V
    c
    =
    n
    A
    N
    A
    a
    3
    =
    nA
    (2

    2R)
    3
    N
    A
    =
    4196.97
    (
    2

    21.4410
    8
    )
    3
    6.02210
    23
    = 19.4 g/cm
    3
    (3 S.F.)
    1

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