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A wide range of metals and their alloys may be used as matrix materials to make metal matrix composites (MMCs). In this chapter, we review some of the basic concepts and fundamentals of bonding and structure of common metals. Following this, we provide a summary of the characteristics of some of the most common metals that are used as matrix materials in MMCs.
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Chawla, N., Chawla, K.K. (2013). Matrix Materials. In: Metal Matrix Composites. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9548-2_3
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