颗粒增强铝基复合材料的制备及应用

综述了颗粒增强铝基复合材料的制工艺及其优缺点，以及在宇航、汽车等领域的应用情况。     

颗粒增强铝基复合材料的研制、应用与发展

较为详细地介绍了国内外颗粒增强铝基复合材料的制备方法、微观结构与性能,以及应用现状与发展趋势,提出和探讨了我国该材料的发展对策。     

纳米SiC颗粒增强铝基复合材料制备工艺进展

介绍了纳米SiC颗粒增强铝基复合材料的发展现状,重点介绍和评述了国内外几种制备工艺的研究现状和应用,分析了纳米SiC颗粒增强铝基复合材料的微观结构,指出了纳米SiC颗粒增强铝基复合材料研究中存在的几个重要问题,展望了其未来的发展趋势.     

颗粒类型对颗粒增强铝基复合材料性能的影响

本文对粉末冶金法制备的ＳｉＣ和ＴｉＣ颗粒增强铝基复合材料进行了研究。试验表明，在颗粒含量相同、尺寸相当的条件下，ＴｉＣ增强Ａｌ基复合材料的强度和模量均低于ＳｉＣ增强Ａｌ基复合材料，但其屈强比却明显高于ＳｉＣ增强Ａｌ基复合材料。高温长时间等温处理对ＴｉＣ颗粒增强纯Ａｌ复合材料的强度没有明显的影响。     

颗粒增强铝基复合材料研究进展

综述了颗粒增强铝基复合材料研究现状，从增强体选择，材料制备方法，机械性能，应用研究等各个领域，详细阐述了复合材料的特点，并指出了今后复合材料的研究方向。     

空心陶瓷/铝基复合材料的阻尼减振性能

采用挤压铸造法制备了70%(体积分数)空心陶瓷/6061Al复合材料,采用弯曲共振法测试了复合材料的阻尼性能.结果表明,空心陶瓷的加入明显提高了6061Al合金的阻尼性能,且尺寸减小会进一步提高空心陶瓷复合材料的阻尼性能.采用弯曲共振法测得的含较小粒径的空心陶瓷/6061Al复合材料的阻尼为基体6061Al阻尼的5.7倍,这表明空心陶瓷/6061Al复合材料阻尼与材料内部所含孔洞有密切的关系.结合组织观察,本文对相关的阻尼机理进行了探讨.     

空心陶瓷／铝基复合材料的阻尼减振性能

采用挤压铸造法制备了70%（体积分数）空心陶瓷/6061Al复合材料．采用弯曲共振法测试了复合材抖的阻尼性能，结果表明．空心陶瓷的加科明显提高了6061Al合金的阻尼性能，且尺寸减小会进一步提高空心陶瓷复合材料的阻尼性能。采用弯曲共振法测得的含较小粒径的空心陶瓷/6061Al复合材料的阻尼为基体6061Al阻尼的5.7倍，这表明空心陶瓷／6061Al复合材料阻尼与材料内部所含孔洞有密切的关系。结各组织观察，本文对相关的阻尼机理进行了探讨。     

颗粒增强铝基复合材料的研究现状

本文综合评述了颗粒增强铝基复合材料增强相的选择及其有关性能。着重介绍了颗粒增强铝基复合材料的各种制备工艺及特点，以及颗粒增强铝基复合材料的机械性能和物理性能，并列举了颗粒增强铝基复合材料在一些领域中的应用情况。     

陶瓷颗粒增强泡沫铝基复合材料的制备与性能

陶瓷颗粒增强泡沫铝基复合材料是近年来开发的一种新材料。本文介绍了各种陶瓷颗粒增强泡沫铝基复合材料的制备方法及组织性能研究现状。认为今后一段时期应着重研究以下几方面问题：对泡沫铝基复合材料制备工艺做进一步的研究，优化工艺参数，使工艺更稳定可靠；分析陶瓷颗粒对泡沫铝基复合材料发泡工艺、气泡尺寸及形状的影响．深入探讨其机理，进一步解决气孔结构和均匀性问题；系统研究泡沫铝基复合材料微观组织及界面结合形态；系统研究泡沫铝基复合材料的机械性能、物理性能及其影响因素，为该类材料的应用奠定理论基础；广泛开展泡沫铝基复合材料的推广应用研究，使之尽快为工农业生产的发展做出贡献。     

Research on laser welding of aluminum matrix composite SiCw/6061

Effects of laser welding parameters on strength of welded joint were studied. Mechanism of loss of joint strength was analyzed. It was pointed out that an important factor affecting joint strength is the reaction between matrix and reinforced phase. On the basis of this, the concept of critical Si activity was proposed. In appropriate welding parameters and Si activity, welded joint with high quality for aluminum matrix composite SiCw/6061Al subjected to laser welding could be successfully obtained.     

颗粒增强铝基功能梯度复合管研究

对强化颗粒进行了预处理,通过控制搅拌条件及感应炉供电功率等参数,使颗粒直接加入到基体铝合金中,并在浆体中呈现不同的分布,再通过调整其它的工艺参数,利用水平式离心铸造机制了三种具有不同强化部位和不同颗粒分布的功能梯度复合管,外层强化,内层强化以及内外层同时强化,结果表明：功能梯度复合管的显微硬度与颗粒分布具有良好的对应关系,而且显微组织也呈呈现梯度变化,强化部位的多样化可为功能梯度厚壁复合管的应用开辟新的领域。     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of graphite fiber-reinforced high-purity aluminum matrix composite

Industrial pure aluminum (0.5 wt% impurity elements) was utilized in many investigations of aluminum matrix composites at home and abroad. However, impurity elements in industrial pure aluminum may influence the interface during fabrication of composite at high temperature. Thereby, it is necessary to use high-purity aluminum (impurity elements less than 0.01%) as matrix to enable study the interface reaction between reinforcement and matrix. In this study, stretches of brittle Al₄C₃ at the fiber/matrix interfaces in Gr_f/Al composite were observed. The fracture surface of the composite after tensile and bending tests was flat with no fiber pull-out, which revealed characteristic of brittle fracture. This was related to Al₄C₃, as this brittle phase may break before the fiber during loading and become a crack initiation point, while the corresponding crack may propagate in the fiber and the surrounding aluminum matrix, finally resulting in low stress fracture of composites.     

Production and wear characterisation of AA 6061 matrix titanium carbide particulate reinforced composite by enhanced stir casting method

Metal matrix composite (MMC) focuses primarily on improved specific strength, high temperature and wear resistance application. Aluminium matrix reinforced with titanium carbide (Al–TiC_p) has good potential. The main challenge is to produce this composite in a cost effective way to meet the above requirements. In this study Al–TiC_p castings with different volume fraction of TiC were produced in an argon atmosphere by an enhanced stir casting method. Specific strength of the composite has increased with higher % of TiC addition. Dry sliding wear behaviour of AMC was analysed with the help of a pin on disc wear and friction monitor. The present analyses reveal the improved specific strength as well as wear resistance.     

高阻尼铝基复合材料在海水中的腐蚀行为

研究了高阻尼铝基复合材料在海水中的腐蚀行为,本实验所用高阻尼铝基复合材料是以6061铝合金为基体,加入SiC颗粒和石墨粉,用粉末冶金方法制备的。测定了高阻尼铝基复合材料在海水中的腐蚀速率度、电极电位和极化曲线,并通过与基体金属的对比来描述它的腐蚀特性。实验表明,在海水介质中,高阻尼铝基复合材料的耐蚀性能比6061铝合金差,孔蚀倾向大。在海水介质中使用高阻尼铝基复合材料必须加以保护。     

Creep behaviour of AA 6061 metal matrix composite alloy and AA 6061

Abstract

The tensile creep properties of a pure AA 6061 matrix and an AA 6061 matrix reinforced with 22% of irregularly shaped Al₂O₃ particles (metal matrix composite) are presented for a temperature of 573 K and initial stresses between 15 and 70 MPa (where 70 MPa is about one-half of the yield stress). The metal matrix composite (MMC) was fabricated by a stir casting process and both materials were extruded. All the specimens were overaged before testing. The MMC exhibits a higher secondary creep rate for the whole range of loads. A stress exponent of n ≈ 1 for stresses from 15 to 25 MPa for the unreinforced material indicates the dominating diffusional creep mechanism. A stress exponent of n ≈ 3 is found from 25 to 50 MPa concluding dominating dislocation creep for the unreinforced material. This mechanism is found to be dominating for the MMC from as low as 15 MPa to 50 MPa (n ≈ 3). Although the secondary creep rate of the reinforced samples is higher than that of the unreinforced, the exposure time is longer for the MMC at stress levels below 20 MPa. The transition between the secondary and the tertiary creep stage occurs earlier in the unreinforced material. Thus, the 1% creep limit of the unreinforced alloy is reached only in the tertiary creep stage, whereas it can be applied as a conservative design criterion for the composite in the whole stress range. Furthermore, the MMC promises at low stress levels higher creep lifetime than the unreinforced alloy. Creep damage in the tertiary stage of the MMC was found to be as a result of void nucleation resulting in particle decohesion from the matrix. Relatively high tertiary creep strains are produced by necking of the unreinforced samples.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of alumina-6061 aluminum alloy joined by friction welding

The study of the interface of ceramic/metal alloy friction welded components is essential for understanding of the quality of bonding between two dissimilar materials. In the present study, optical and electron microscopy as well as four-point bending strength and microhardness measurements were used to evaluate the quality of bonding of alumina and 6061 aluminum alloy joints produced by friction welding. The joints were also examined with EDX (energy dispersive X-ray) in order to determine the phases formed during welding. The bonded alumina-6061 aluminum samples were produced by varying the rotational speed but keeping constant the friction pressure and friction time. The experimental results showed that the effect of rotation speed and degree of deformation appears to be high on the 6061 Al alloy than on the alumina part. It is discovered that the weld interface formed included three different regions: unaffected zone (UZ), deformed zone (DZ), as well as transformed and recrystallized fully deformed zone (FPDZ). Therefore, when rotational speed increases, the thickness of full plastic deformed zone (FPDZ) at the interface increases as a result of more mass discarded from the welding interface. It was also observed that rotational speed of 2500 rpm can produce a very good joint and microhardness with good microstructure as compared to the other experimental rotational speeds.     

Strengthening mechanisms of aluminum matrix composite containing Cu-coated SiC particles produced by friction stir processing

ABSTRACT

A friction stir processing (FSP) method has been developed to fabricate a locally reinforced aluminum matrix composite (AMC) by stirring electroless-copper-coated SiC particles into AA6061 matrix. The interfacial bonding between particulate reinforcement and the matrix was enhanced by the copper coating. Effective improvement in hardness and in tensile strengths has been proved. Microstructural investigation and analyses were conducted to correlate the microstructural evidences with the possible strengthening mechanisms. The effect of copper coating on the bonding between SiC particles and Al-matrix; the role of the dispersed Cu debris and the increased Cu content in solid solution on the strengthening; and the effect of friction stir on dislocation density and on the recrystallization behavior were analyzed. Multiple strengthening mechanisms due to diffusion between copper film and matrix; dispersion of fine copper debris and Al-Cu intermetallic compounds (IMCs) in the matrix; solid solution due to increased copper content and dislocation punching were four major mechanisms in interpreting the strengthening phenomena in AMC containing copper coated SiC reinforcements.     

Fatigue-life prediction of SiC particulate reinforced aluminum alloy 6061 matrix composite using AE stress delay concept

A study of the residual fatigue life prediction of 6061-T6 aluminum matrix composite reinforced with 15 vol % SiC particulates (SiC_p) by using the acoustic emission technique and the stress delay concept has been carried out. Fatigue damages corresponding to 40, 60 and 80% of total fatigue life were stimulated at a cyclic stress amplitude. The specimens with and without fatigue damage were subjected to tensile tests. The acoustic emission activities were monitored during tensile tests. It was found that a lower stress level was required to reach a specified number of cumulative AE events for specimens fatigued to higher percentage of the fatigue life. This stress level is called stress delay. Approximately a linear relation was found between stress delay and fatigue damage. Using the procedure defined in this study, the residual fatigue life can be predicted by testing the specimen in tension and monitoring the AE events. The number of the cumulative AE events increased exponentially with the increase of strain during tensile tests. This exponential increase occurred when the material was in the plastic regime and was attributed mainly to SiC particulate/matrix interface decohesion and linkage of voids. In high cycle fatigue, it was observed that the residual tensile strengths of the material did not change with prior cyclic loading damages since the high cycle fatigue life was dominated by the crack initiation phase.