Influence of particle size distribution on properties of SiC particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites with high SiC particle content

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1049-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
SG Qu ◽  
HS Lou ◽  
XQ Li
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Particle Size Distribution ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Particle Content ◽  
Sic Particles ◽  
Sic Particle

Microstructure and Properties of SiC Particle Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites by Powder Metallurgy Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Fan ◽  
Cong Li Xiao ◽  
Yan Rong Sun ◽  
Hong Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Average Particle ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Sic Particle

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of SiC particle pretreatment, aluminum matrix particle size and sintering temperature on relative density, hardness, microstructure and wear resistance to SiC particle einforced aluminum matrix composites. To this end, the amount of 16.7 wt.% SiC with average particle sizes 20μm was used along with pure aluminum of average particle size of 75 μm and 25μm. Powder metallurgy is a method used in the fabrication of this composite in which the powders were mixed using a planetary ball mill. By analyzing SEM micrograph and the Property test, it is concluded that SiC particle pretreatment has significant effect on the morphology of pecimens. pretreatment increase the interface adhesion, improve the wettability. SiC is uniformly distributed in the matrix, with good relation to the substrate, the maximum hardness is 51.1HB, the minimum wear rate is 0.1684%, while the density is 97.3%.For the same SiC content and particle size, the smaller the particle size of aluminum matrix is, the higher wear resistance of composite materials is on condition that others are same, the higher sintering temperature and the higher the wearability of composites, the wear resistance of the composite material is significantly improved after SiC pre-processing.The relative density increases with increasing aluminum matrix particle sizes under the same pressure and the holding time. The actual density of all samples reached the theoretical density over 96%, to a maximum of 98.9%.

Investigation of Microstructure Inhomogeneity in SiCp-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites

2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 901-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoltán Gácsi ◽  
C. Hakan Gür ◽  
Andrea Makszimus ◽  
Tadeusz Pieczonka
Keyword(s):  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Final Density ◽  
Sic Particles ◽  
Embedded Particles ◽  
Cold Pressed ◽  
Sic Particle

The type, volume fraction, size, shape and arrangement of embedded particles influence the mechanical properties of the particle reinforced metal matrix composites. This presents the investigation of the SiC particle and porosity distributions in various aluminum matrix composites produced by cold- and hot-pressing. The microstructures were characterized by optical microscopy and stereological parameters. SiC and porosity volume fractions, and the anisotropy distribution function were measured to establish the influence of the consolidation method. The results showed that SiC particles are arranged in a different way during the cold- and hot pressing. The amount of porosity in the hot pressed specimens is always lower than that in the cold pressed ones; however, cold pressed and sintered samples have few large pores whereas more fine pores develop in the hot pressed ones. In the cold pressed specimens, heating rate for sintering influences the final density, the amount of porosity increases parallel to the increase in the relative particle size; and coating of SiC particles with Cu lowers the porosity while Ni-coating does not result in such an effect.

Drilling Characteristics of SiC Particle Reinforced Aluminum-Matrix Composites with Ultrasonic Vibration

2010 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
pp. 302-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Xin Xu ◽  
Xiao Hui Zhang ◽  
Chuan Shao Liu ◽  
Bo Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibration ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Drilling Process ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Drilling Force ◽  
Vibration Drilling ◽  
Sic Particle

With the rapid development of aviation at home, particle reinforced metal matrix composites (PRMMCs) has been widely applied recently. But at the same time, the difficult machining has gradually been one of the most outstanding bottle-necks that restrict the rapid enhancement of productivity. Here, in virtue of the self-developed ultrasonic drilling equipment, hole-making experiments of common and ultrasonic vibration drilling are performed on SiC particle reinforced aluminum-matrix composites （SiCp/Al）with different content of SiC by using two types of tungsten carbide drill. Drilling characteristics of machining composites with ultrasonic vibration are analyzed from such respects as the composites crush, drilling force, drill wear and hole surface quality. Studies show that, during the ultrasonic vibration drilling process, SiC particle in the composites is prone to break along the crystal connection boundary or suffer ductile fracture under the dynamic ultrasonic impulse, in which the cutting resistance could be reduced and the tool edge could be protected. Thereby, drilling locating precision and hole surface quality could be enhanced, wear of the drill chisel edge effectively improved, and the drilling torque reduced about 30%.

Research on Fabrication and Semisolid Processing of Semisolid Slurries of 7075 Aluminum Matrix Composites Reinforced with Nano-Sized SiC Particles

2016 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Fu Jiang ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Shou Jing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Streaming ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composite ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Semisolid Slurry ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Sic Particles ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Cylindrical Parts

Semisolid slurries of 7075 aluminum matrix composite reinforced with nano-sized SiC particles were fabricated by ultrasonic assisted semisolid stirring (UASS) method. Rheoforming and thixoforming of typical cylindrical parts were investigated. The results show that high-quality semisolid slurries with spheroidal solid grain of 38 µm were fabricated by UASS. The nano-sized SiC particles were dispersed uniformly due to transient cavitation and acoustic streaming of ultrasonic wave and high and controllable viscosity of semisolid slurry. Typical cylindrical composite parts with good surface quality and complete filling were rheoformed and thixoformed successfully. Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of the rheoformed and thixoformed composite parts are enhanced due to addition of nano-sized SiC particles. However, elongation decreased as compared to those of the matrix parts. Maximum UTS of 550 MPa was achieved in the thixoformed composite part with T6 treatment. Increase of dislocation density around the reinforcement particles leads to improvement of the strength and wear resistance of the composite.

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