Mixed-mode of Elastic Modulus Composites Based on the α FactorLU Ping,LIU Zuo-min (Institute of Tribological,Wuhan University of Technology,Wuhan 430070,China)A new mixed model and its equation have been developed for estimating the elastic modulus of composites based on the micro mechanics model and continuum mechanics theory.The model has been used to predict the elastic modulus of particle-reinforced composites.In the model,the α factor has been characterized based on least square method and experimental data.For verifying the model,the experimental data have been referred and used to calculate the elastic modulus of materials,which is prepared by spray deposition(SD) method.Results show that the value of elastic modulus is located between the upper limit of Voigt model and the lower limit of Reuss model,and the relative error for the new model is 1/2 of that for Tumura mode.elastic modulus;continuum mechanics;composite material;least square method