scholarly journals In-situ processing of TiB2 nanoparticle-reinforced copper matrix composites

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bozic ◽  
I. Cvijovic-Alagic ◽  
B. Dimcic ◽  
J. Stasic ◽  
V. Rajkovic

In order to produce the composite powder analyzed in this paper, two prealloys were melted and afterwards gas atomized. The obtained TiB2-reinforced copper powder was consolidated by hot isostatic pressing (HIP). Since it is known that a decrease in the size of the reinforcing phase can cause an increase in hardness of composites, the main aim of the experimental work was to obtain as small particles of the dispersed phase as possible by using standard powder metallurgy techniques. Microstructure and microhardness of the ascast prealloys, as-atomized powder and HIP-ed compacts were examined. The results of these examinations revealed that TiB2 particles about 10 nm in size were in-situ formed and homogenously dispersed in the copper matrix. As a consequence of the TiB2 formation, the microhardness of Cu-TiB2 composite was significantly improved.

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 448-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P Tu ◽  
N.Y Wang ◽  
Y.Z Yang ◽  
W.X Qi ◽  
F Liu ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 346-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Hwan Kwon ◽  
Khoa Xuan Huynh ◽  
Thuy Dang Nguyen ◽  
Pyuck Pa Choi ◽  
Myung-Gyu Chang ◽  
...  

Cu-TiB2 nanocomposite powders were in situ synthesized by combining high-energy ball milling of Cu-Ti-B elemental powder mixtures as precursors and subsequent self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS). Cu-40wt.% TiB2 was produced after SHS reaction and then diluted by copper to obtain desired homogeneous composites with 2.5, 5 and 10wt.%TiB2. Spark plasma sintering (SPS) was used to inhibit grain growth and thereby obtain fully Cu-TiB2 sintered bodies with nanocomposite structure. After SHS reaction, only Cu and TiB2 phases were detected in the SHS-product. Spheroidal TiB2 particles smaller than 250nm were formed in the copper matrix after SHS-reaction. Mechanical and electrical properties were investigated after SPS at 650°C for 30min under 50MPa. The electrical conductivity decreased from 75 to 54% IACS with increasing of TiB2 contents from 2.5 to 10wt.%. However, hardness increased from 56 to 97HRB. In addition, the tensile strength increased with increasing the TiB2 content.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1469-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuhua Guo ◽  
Yubo Yang ◽  
Kexing Song ◽  
Li Shaolin ◽  
Feng Jiang ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Dae Hwan Kwon ◽  
Khoa Xuan Huynh ◽  
Thuy Dang Nguyen ◽  
Pyuck Pa Choi ◽  
Myung-Gyu Chang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 2133 (1) ◽  
pp. 012018
Author(s):  
Yunliang Zhang ◽  
Wentao Yu ◽  
Xinliang Wang ◽  
Yanqing Xue

Abstract Strategies employed for developing ultrahigh strength and scalable ductile particles reinforced aluminium-copper matrix composites (AMCs) are highly desirable and grandly challenging. In the present paper, the Scandium (Sc) micro-alloying TiB2 particles reinforced Al-4.5 Cu composites were successfully fabricated by the optimized salt-metal reaction method. The observed microstructures displayed that Sc addition could remarkably ameliorate the dispersion of TiB2 particles, enlarge equiaxed α-Al grain zone and refine the grains on the basis of TiB2 heterogeneous nucleation. In particular, for the 0.4 wt.% Sc microalloyed 5%TiB2/Al-4.5Cu composites, more than a 20 %, 87 %, and 118 % increase in the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), fracture strain elongation (%) and microhardness (HV), respectively were found with respect to the 3 %TiB2/Al-4.5Cu composites at room temperature (298K). The improved mechanical properties of strength-ductility synergy were mainly thanks to the homogeneous distribution of TiB2 particles and modification of Al2Cu phase. Moreover, proper Sc also enhanced the elevated-temperature mechanical properties of the composites with the aid of the accelerated precipitation of θ′ phase and much lower coarsens rate.


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