Effects of TiO2/Al ratio on microstructures and mechanical properties of TiAl base composites

Effects of TiO₂/Al ratio on the microstructures and mechanical properties of in situ Al₂O₃/TiAl based composites were investigated. The results indicate that the as-sintered products consist of grains of nearly lamellar α₂ + γ structure with a dispersion of randomly oriented Al₂O₃ particles. A 43.9Ti-38.6Al-17.5TiO₂-nNb₂O₅ system was compared to 57.46Ti-36.78Al-5.76TiO₂-nNb₂O₅ system. The lamellar spacing of the products increases and the α₂ phase volume decreases with decreasing TiO₂/Al ratio. For each system, as the volume of α₂ phase increases, the average lamellar spacing decreases. Strength increases with an increasing TiO₂/Al ratio due to the amount of α₂ phase. Al₂O₃ phase increases with increasing TiO₂/Al ratio. Toughness increases with decreasing TiO₂/Al ratio. When the Nb₂O₅ content is smaller than 6 wt.%, the lamellar spacing plays an important role in toughness than the Al₂O₃ content. When the Nb₂O₅ content is larger than 6 wt.%, the Al₂O₃ content exhibits significantly increases the values of toughness than lamellar spacing.     

The effect of milling conditions on microstructures and mechanical properties of Al/MWCNT composites

Strengthening efficiency of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), depending on their morphology and interface structure, is investigated for aluminum-based composites. The composites were fabricated by hot-rolling the powders which were ball-milled under various conditions. Milling variables affect the dispersion, dimension and interface structure of MWCNTs. With an insufficient milling intensity, MWCNTs are mostly located on the surface of powder, exposed to severe impact, and readily damaged. As the milling intensity increases, MWCNTs are embedded inside the powder and then dispersed through plastic deformation of the powder. Furthermore, aluminum infiltrates the core of MWCNTs during milling, increasing the diameter of MWCNTs. The outer surface of the Al-infiltrated MWCNTs sticks to the matrix, providing a strong interface by mechanical interlocking. The Al-infiltrated MWCNTs exhibit superior strengthening efficiency. On the other hand, the composite with unfilled MWCNTs, fabricated with a higher milling intensity, exhibits better ductility and pull-outs of the tubes in tensile fracture.     

SiCP/Al复合材料的拉伸性能

对高体积分数碳化硅颗粒增强铝基(SiC_P/Al)复合材料的拉伸强度进行了试验研究。发现在较高应力水平下经过2次卸载的试件与未做卸载的试件相比,拉伸强度变化很小,说明加载-卸载过程对材料的拉伸强度影响不大。在试验研究的基础上,使用ANSYS软件建立了有限元模型,对SiC_P/Al复合材料的拉伸特性进行了仿真模拟。研究结果表明,低体积分数SiC_P/Al复合材料的力学性能更接近塑性材料;而高体积分数SiC_P/Al复合材料的力学性能则接近于脆性材料。拉伸强度模拟计算误差非常小,基体破坏是导致高体积分数SiC_P/Al复合材料破坏的主要因素。     

SiC_P表面镀Ti改性对SiC_P/Al2014复合材料组织及力学性能的影响

采用盐浴镀的方法对SiC_P进行表面镀Ti处理,并通过搅拌铸造的方法制备了表面镀Ti改性SiC_P/Al2014复合材料。研究了镀Ti SiC_P的尺寸和体积分数对SiC_P/Al2014复合材料微观组织和力学性能的影响规律。结果表明:表面镀Ti处理能有效改善SiC_P在Al基体中的分散均匀性;但随着SiC_P体积分数提高,相同尺寸的镀Ti SiC_P在Al基体分散均匀性逐渐变差,当SiC_P体积分数相同时,其在Al基体中的分散均匀性随着SiC_P尺寸的增加逐渐变好。SiC_P尺寸相同时,SiC_P/Al2014复合材料的常温拉伸强度随颗粒体积分数的增加先增大后减小,SiC_P尺寸为5μm和10μm的SiC_P/Al2014复合材料抗拉强度在颗粒的体积分数为4%时达到最高,分别为524MPa和536MPa;SiC_P/Al2014复合材料的高温(493K)抗拉强度随着SiCp体积分数增加而增大,SiC_P尺寸为5μm和10μm的SiC_P/Al2014复合材料抗拉强度在颗粒体积分数为6%时达到最高,分别为308 MPa和320 MPa。     

Effects of pyrolysis processes on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Cf/SiC composites using polycarbosilane

Three-dimensional braided carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites (3D-B C_f/SiC) were prepared through eight cycles of vacuum infiltration of polycarbosilane (PCS) and subsequent pyrolysis under an inert atmosphere. The influences of heating rate and pyrolysis temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of C_f/SiC were discussed. It was found that the heating rate had great effect on the mechanical properties of C_f/SiC composites. With the increase of heating rate, the density of C_f/SiC composites increased and the interfacial bonding was weakened. As a result, the flexural strength of C_f/SiC was enhanced from 145 to 480 MPa when the heating rate was increased from 0.5 to 15 °C/min. The results showed that the flexural strength of the C_f/SiC composites fabricated at a heating rate of 15 °C/min could be increased from 480 to 557 MPa if the pyrolysis temperature of the sixth cycle was elevated from 1200 to 1600 °C, which was also attributed to the desirable interfacial structure and increased density. When tested at 1300 °C in vacuum, the C_f/SiC showed higher flexural strength (680 MPa) than that (557 MPa) at room temperature.     

Effect of heat treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of Al/Fe bimetal

The Al/Fe bimetallic castings were prepared by the compound casting combined with hot-dip galvanising and aluminising, and the effect of the heat treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of the Al/Fe bimetallic castings was systematically studied in the present work. The thickness of the reaction layer of the Al/Fe bimetallic castings continuously increased with increasing solution temperature or prolonging solution time. However, the excessive solution temperature and solution time promoted cracks of the reaction layer. Regardless of as-cast or heat treatment, there were respectively the Fe₂Al_5, Al₉Fe₄Si_3, FeAl_3, Al₈Fe₂Si and Al_4.5FeSi phases in the reaction layers. The nano-hardnesses of the reaction layer after heat treatment exhibited an increase compared to that of the as-cast condition.     

添加铜网对片层石墨/Al复合材料热物理性能的影响

使用盐浴法对片层石墨（GFs）进行表面镀Si处理,采用真空热压法制备片层石墨/Al复合材料（Si-GFs/Al）。向Si-GFs/Al复合材料中添加10vol%的铜网,研究了铜网对Si-GFs/Al复合材料热导率和力学性能的影响。使用SEM、聚焦离子束（FIB）和TEM对Si-GFs/Al复合材料的微观结构和微观界面进行表征,并分析了复合材料的断裂机制。结果表明,添加铜网使Si-GFs/Al复合材料内部出现了高聚集定向GFs带,形成高导热通道。当GFs体积分数为30vol%~40vol%时,Si-GFs/Al复合材料的热导率提升了约20%,弯曲强度提升了40%以上。当GFs体积分数为40vol%时,Si-GFs/Al复合材料热导率和弯曲强度同时达到一个优值,分别为512 W/（mK）和127 MPa。      

Ti_2AlC-TiB_2对TiAl基复合材料组织及力学性能的影响

以Ti、Al和B4C为原料,采用真空电弧熔炼的方法制备了含Ti_2AlC-TiB_2增强相的TiAl基复合材料;分析了添加不同含量的Ti_2AlC-TiB_2对复合材料的物相组成、组织结构及力学性能的影响,并探讨了微观组织结构的形成机制。结果表明:Ti_2AlC-TiB_2/TiAl复合材料主要由TiAl、Ti3Al、TiB_2和Ti_2AlC等物相组成,TiB_2和Ti_2AlC分布在层片状的TiAl+Ti3Al基体中;随着原料中B4C含量的增多,复合材料组织中Ti_2AlC-TiB_2含量增多,且TiAl基体的晶粒被明显细化,TiB_2和Ti_2AlC分布于基体晶界或晶内。Ti_2AlC主要为层片状和板条状,尺寸5~15μm,而TiB_2颗粒形态与其含量有关,当Ti_2AlC-TiB_2含量小于20wt%时,TiB_2颗粒呈针棒状,尺寸为0.5~5μm,当Ti_2AlC-TiB_2含量增加到30wt%时,TiB_2颗粒主要呈块状,尺寸为5~20μm。Ti_2AlC由TiC与Ti-Al熔体发生包晶反应生成,Ti_2AlC和TiB_2的形成提高了Ti_2AlC-TiB_2/TiAl复合材料的硬度、塑性和抗压强度。当4Ti+Al+B4C的加入量为10wt%时,复合材料的变形量比纯TiAl提高14%,而抗压强度达到最高值1 591 MPa。Ti_2AlC和TiB_2通过裂纹偏转、颗粒钉扎、拔出等机制对Ti_2AlC-TiB_2/TiAl复合材料起到增强增塑的作用。     

Effects of particle size and properties on the microstructures,mechanical properties,and fracture mechanisms of 7075Al hybrid composites prepared by squeeze casting

To investigate the effects of particle size and properties on the mechanical properties of 7075Al matrix composites, hybrid composites reinforced using three different reinforcement combinations, 40 vol. % 7 μm SiC_p with 5 vol. % 7 μm SiC_p, 35 μm SiC_p, and 35 μm Ti, were prepared using squeeze casting. The failure mechanisms and the microstructure–property relationships of hybrid composites were studied using SEM, TEM, and tensile tests. The composite containing Ti particles achieved the highest tensile strength of 626 MPa and an elongation of 1.2 %. Fracture mechanism analyses imply that the reduced strength for the 35 μm SiC_p-containing composite are caused by the inefficient load transfer capability resulting from the preferential breakage of larger-sized SiC_p particles during the deformation process. In contrast, micro-zones formed by Ti particles at the center and matrix alloy with few dislocations around release stress and deform synergistically during deformation, which decreases the breakage of SiC_p and improves the plastic deformation ability of the matrix alloy, resulting in a good combination of strength and ductility.     

Structure and mechanical properties of mechanically alloyed Al/Al-Cu-Fe composites

Quasicrystalline (QC) powder was prepared by mechanical alloying and subsequent annealing of Al₆₅Cu₂₃Fe₁₂ composition. Obtained quasicrystals were milled together with pure aluminium in the ratios of Al-20 wt% QC and Al-10 wt% QC. A hot consolidation of samples was performed under pressure of 4.5 GPa at elevated temperatures. X-ray diffraction study of the as-consolidated samples shows that the quasicrystalline phase remained in the samples if consolidation temperature was lower than 500°C. Consolidation at higher temperatures results in disappearing of the QC and formation of crystalline phases, such as Al₂Cu and Al₇Cu₂Fe by reaction between QC and aluminium matrix. SEM study of microstructure of the composite alloys shows an absence of open porosity in the consolidated bulk samples. Besides rather large particles of reinforcing phase of about 20 μm there are also very small particles of less than 1 μm. The uniformity of particles distribution in the matrix increases with increase in the milling duration. Microhadrness measurements and compression tests were performed, an effect of the treatment parameters on the compressive strength was studied.     

石墨表面镀Si对石墨/Al复合材料热物理性能的影响

研究了石墨粒径及表面镀Si处理对石墨/Al复合材料热物理性能的影响。结果表明:在盐浴过程中石墨表面形成了SiC层,这不仅增强了石墨-Si/Al复合材料的界面结合力,而且抑制了Al4C3相的产生。随着石墨鳞片体积分数从50%增加到70%,复合材料X-Y方向的热导率从492 W/(m·K)增加到654 W/(m·K),而且体积分数为50%的镀Si石墨/Al复合材料抗弯强度达到了81 MPa,相比未镀覆的提高了53%,是理想的定向导热电子封装材料。随着石墨粒径从500μm减小到150μm,石墨-Si/Al复合材料X-Y面方向的热导率由654 W/(m·K)降低到445 W/(m·K),但Z方向的热导率和复合材料抗弯强度变化不明显。     

The mechanical properties of laminated microscale composites of Al/Al2O3

The tensile properties, at both room and elevated temperatures, of laminated thin films containing alternate layers of aluminium and aluminium oxide were investigated. At room temperature the strength of the films followed a Hall-Petch type relationship dependent on the interlamellar spacing, and the strength could be extrapolated from data for conventional grain size aluminium. At the finest interlayer spacing of 50 nm, the strength was equivalent to/70, where is the shear strength of aluminium and the samples exhibited very extensive ductility. At elevated temperatures, cavitation became an important deformation mechanism but it occurred preferentially at Al/Al rather than Al/Al₂O₃ boundaries. The microstructure of the films was probed using transmission electron microscopy and fractography was used to investigate deformation and fracture mechanisms.     

Effect of copper addition on microstructures and mechanical properties of in situ TiCp/Fe composites

The effect of copper addition on microstructures and mechanical properties of in situ TiC particulates reinforced Fe-based composites was investigated. The results demonstrated that copper was an expanding austenite element which could move eutectoid point to the left in Fe–C equilibrium diagram and result in the refinement of pearlite interlamelar spacing. Copper could effectively prevent the transition and deposition from carbon to graphite and also improve the activity of Ti and C element which was beneficial to synthesize more of TiC particulates. The Fe-based composites with a copper content of 1.5 wt% resulted in the best mechanical properties.     

Study on microstructures and mechanical properties of short-carbon-fiber-reinforced SiC composites prepared by hot-pressing

Short-carbon-fiber-reinforced silicon carbide composites were prepared by hot-pressing with SiC powder, Polycarbosilane as precursor polymer and MgO–Al₂O₃–Y₂O₃ as sintering additives. The phase composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites with different Polycarbosilane content were investigated. The results showed that, dense composites could be prepared at a relatively low temperature of 1800 °C via the liquid-phase-sintering mechanism and the highest mechanical property was obtained for the composites with 20 wt.% PCS and 8 wt.% sintering additives. The amorphous interphase formed during sintering process in the composites not only contributed to the densification of the composites, but also improved the fiber–matrix bonding. The nano-silicon carbide derived from Polycarbosilane, could also play a role of improving the relative density of the composites.     

Effects of die-pressing pressure and extrusion on the microstructures and mechanical properties of SiC reinforced pure aluminum composites

This paper studied the effects of die-pressing pressure and extrusion on the microstructures and mechanical properties of powder metallurgy fabricated SiC particle reinforced pure aluminum composites by optical microscopy, SEM microscope and mechanical testing machine. It has been shown that both extrusion and increasing die-pressing pressure can substantially improve the strength and plasticity of the composites since they decrease the number of microcrack initiators during deformation. The extrusion and increasing the die-pressing pressure decrease the number of pores and increase the density and interfacial bonding strength, and thus, improve the mechanical properties of the composites.     

Mo对TiC/Al复合材料组织和性能的影响

为了细化TiC/Al基复合材料中的增强颗粒,进一步提高TiC颗粒对基体的强化效果,在锻铝6A02基体中加入适量Mo元素,用原位合成的方法制备TiC/Al基复合材料.对制备得到的铸态和轧制态材料进行了显微组织观察、拉伸和磨损实验.结果表明,TiC颗粒可以作为异质形核核心起到细化基体组织的作用.TiC颗粒的引入提高了材料在室温和高温的抗拉强度和屈服强度,同时改善了材料的耐磨损性能,且随着载荷的增加,耐磨性能的提高越明显.当加入质量分数1.0%的Mo时,可改善基体对TiC颗粒的润湿性,细化TiC颗粒的尺寸(0.5μm),使TiC颗粒分布更为均匀,材料的力学性能和磨损性能得到提高.然而,过高的Mo含量将导致在组织中出现粗大的脆性Al5Mo相,同时使材料的力学性能和磨损性能有所降低.     

CNTs/Mg-9Al复合材料微观组织、力学及导热性能EI北大核心

研究了CNTs的加入对Mg-9Al镁基复合材料时效行为的影响,探讨了时效处理过程中微观组织、力学性能及导热性能的演变规律。结果表明:添加的CNTs增大了基体合金中铝元素的固溶度,并在时效过程中限制晶界的迁移,在二者共同作用下,促进基体中连续β-Mg_(17)Al_(12)相的析出,且随着CNTs含量的增加,连续析出的比例增大;与基体呈共格关系的杆状连续析出相能够有效地阻碍位错运动,提高复合材料的力学性能,其中峰时效态0.4CNTs/Mg-9Al复合材料的屈服强度、抗拉强度、热扩散系数和热导率分别为275 MPa,369 MPa,34.5 mm^(2)/s和68.4 W/(m·K),相较于时效前Mg-9Al合金分别提升了17%,23%,43%和45%。     

泡沫铝-空心玻璃微珠/环氧泡沫复合材料压缩及弯曲力学性能

制备了泡沫铝、泡沫铝-环氧树脂及含有不同体积分数空心玻璃微珠(HGM)的三种泡沫铝-HGM/环氧泡沫互穿相复合材料(IPC)。通过一系列准静态压缩实验, 观察了其变形形貌, 研究了其弹性模量、屈服极限、比强度及比刚度等力学性能与HGM体积分数的关系。通过三点弯曲实验, 研究了IPC的弯曲极限载荷、弯曲弹性模量等性能, 分析了其断口形貌与材料结构的关系。实验结果表明: 四种IPC的力学性能均较纯泡沫铝有大幅度的提高, 其中, 泡沫铝-环氧树脂的压缩和弯曲力学性能最好。随着复合材料中HGM体积分数增加, IPC力学性能逐渐缓慢降低。     

无压浸渗制备SiC_p/Al复合材料的微观组织及弯曲性能

利用无压浸渗法制备高体积分数的SiCp/Al复合材料。采用X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)对复合材料的相组成、微观组织及断口形貌进行分析,研究了基体合金成分对复合材料抗弯性能的影响。结果表明,以Al-10%Si-8%Mg合金为基体制备的复合材料组织均匀,致密度好,无明显气孔缺陷,界面反应产物为Mg2Si、MgAl2O4和Fe,且抗弯强度高于以Al-10%Si合金为基体制备的复合材料;复合材料整体上表现出脆性断裂的特征。