Table 1 Mechanical and structural properties including: volume fraction fCu, lamella thickness W, Young’s modulus E, compressive strength σ.

From: Ice-Templated W-Cu Composites with High Anisotropy

 

fCu [vol.%]

W [μm]

E [GPa]

σ [MPa]

ice

27

49

266

1236

ice

35

28

259

1125

ice

38

 

255

983

ice

43

 

222

904

ice

48

 

237

866

ice

66

 

211

691

powder

35

 

234

1136

Cu

100

 

111

290

  1. It is to note, that the scattering of the Young’s modulus data is attributed to measuring during loading, as the composites were tested without load-unload loops.