A composite of stainless-steel fibres in an aluminium matrix has been chosen as a model fibre-reinforced system, to assess the effect of salient parameters on the ultimate tensile strength of the composite. The results show that for fibre contents between 5 and 20% the UTS is linearly related to the volume percentage reinforcement, and that orientation of the fibres has more effect on UTS than fibre diameter or length: diameter ratio within the range studied, i.e. 0.002- and 0.005-in.-dia. fibres and a length: diameter ratio from 830 to 50.
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