Solid particle erosion of composite materials: A critical review

This article presents a critical review of papers dealing with solid particle erosion characteristics of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, and ceramic matrix composites. In addition, the solid particle erosion characteristics of coatings for composite materials are also reviewed. Attention was paid to type of a reinforcement material (fiber/filler), amount of fiber/filler, fiber orientation, and interfacial strength between fiber/filler and matrix, which affect the solid particle erosion in addition to the variables affecting the solid particle erosion of monolithic materials, that is, impact angle, particle velocity, temperature, particle flux, and erodent properties such as shape, size, hardness, and so on. General characteristics of solid particle erosion for composites are extracted from the review of the papers.