Tensile properties and thermal expansion behaviors of continuous molybdenum fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites

The tensile properties and thermal expansion behaviors of continuous molybdenum fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites (Mo_f/Al) have been studied. The Mo_f/Al composites containing different volume percents of Mo fibers were processed by diffusion bonding. The strengths of unidirectional Mo_f/Al composites were close to the rule-of-mixtures. The strengths of 0°/90° dual-directional composites increased with fiber content, while those of 45°/135° composites remained relatively low. The coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of the composites decreased as the fiber content increased, close to the values of Mo fibers. With increasing temperature, the CTEs of unidirectional composites increased, while those of dual-directional composites decreased due to large accumulated thermal stresses. The CTEs of 45°/135° composites were lower than those of 0°/90° composites because of contraction effect. At temperatures above 250 °C, the CTEs of the dual-directional composites gradually increased due to matrix yielding and interfacial decohesion.     

电子封装SiCp/356Al复合材料制备及热膨胀性能

采用无压渗透法制备了SiCp／356Al复合材抖．用SEM和XRD对复合材料组织形貌和物相进行了研究，测定了复合材料在50-400℃温度区间的热膨胀系数。分析了复合材料热膨胀性能的影响因素。结果表明SiCp／356Al复合材料中SiC颗粒分布均匀，无明显新相形成，复合材料的热膨胀系数比基体合金的热膨胀系数显著降低，复合材料热应力引起热膨胀性能的变化随温度的不同而不同。     

金刚石颗粒增强铝基复合材料的力学性能

采用压力熔渗法制备Al/金刚石复合材料,探讨金刚石粒度对复合材料微观形貌、力学性能和断口形貌的影响。结果表明复合材料的力学性能随金刚石粒径的减小逐渐升高,金刚石粒度为400/500目时,Al/金刚石复合材料的抗拉强度为145MPa,抗压强度为1020MPa,抗弯强度达到310MPa。     

Short thermal fatigue crack propagation behavior of alumina short fibre reinforced aluminum matrix composites

Thermal fatigue resistance is one of the most important parameters to design engine materials. The thermal fatigue crack growth behavior of alumina short fibre (V _f = 18 vol.%) reinforced AlSi12CuMgNi aluminum alloy composite has been investigated under thermal cycling condition between room temperature and 280 °C. Initiation and propagation of thermal fatigue crack have also been discussed. The results show that in the range of short crack, the fibres play an important role in the path of thermal fatigue crack, and the crack propagation rate of composites is much larger than that of the matrix alloy.     

Deformation behavior of aluminum alloy matrix composites reinforced with few-layer graphene

Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloy 2024 (Al2024)/few-layer graphene (FLG) composites produced by ball milling and hot rolling have been investigated. The presence of dispersed FLGs with high specific surface area significantly increases the strength of the composites. The composite containing 0.7 vol.% FLGs exhibits tensile strength of 700 MPa, two times higher than that of monolithic Al2024, and around 4% elongation to failure. During plastic deformation, restricted dislocation activities and the accumulated dislocation at between FLGs may contribute to strengthening of Al2024/FLG composites.     

Thermal expansion behaviour of aluminum matrix composites with densely packed SiC particles

The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of Al-based metal matrix composites containing 70 vol.% SiC particles (AlSiC) has been measured based on the length change from room temperature (RT) to 500 °C. In the present work, the instantaneous CTE(T) of AlSiC is studied by thermo-elastic models and micromechanical simulation using finite element analysis in order to explain abnormalities observed experimentally. The CTE(T) is predicted according to analytical thermo-elastic models of Kerner, Schapery and Turner. The CTE(T) is modelled for heating and cooling cycles from 20 °C to 500 °C considering the effects of microscopic voids and phase connectivity. The finite element analysis is based on a two-dimensional unit cell model comparing between generalized plane strain and plane stress formulations. The thermal expansion behaviour is strongly influenced by the presence of voids and confirms qualitatively that they cause the experimentally observed decrease of the CTE(T) above 250 °C.     

Fabrication of in situ TiC reinforced aluminum matrix composites Part I: Microstructural characterization

In the present work traditional ingot metallurgy plus rapid solidification techniques were used to in situ produce Al-TiC composites with refined microstructures and enhanced dispersion hardening of the reinforcing phases. Microstructural characterization of the experimental materials were comprehensively done by optical, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results show that the in situ synthesized TiC particles possess a metastable fcc crystal structure with an atomic composition of TiC08 and a lattice parameter of 0.431 nm. The typical ingot metallurgy microstructures exhibit aggregates of TiC particle phase segregated generally at the -Al subgrain or grain boundaries and consisted of fine particles of 0.2–1.0 m. After re-melting of the ingots and hence rapid solidification, the microstructures formed under certain thermal history conditions contained uniform fine-scale dispersion of TiC phase particles with a size range of 40–80 nm in an Al supersaturated matrix of 0.30–0.85 m grain size. In the most case these dispersed TiC particles have a semi-coherent relationship with the -Al matrix.     

The dynamic mechanical response of SiC particulate reinforced 2024 aluminum matrix composites

The compression properties of the aluminum alloy 2024 metal matrix composites reinforced with 50 vol.% SiC particles were investigated using Instron testing machine and split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) in this paper. The compression stress–strain curves were obtained at the strain rates ranging from 1 × 10^− 3 to 2.5 × 10³/s. The fracture surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that SiCp/2024 Al composites exhibited high strain-rate sensitivity. The strength of composites tended to increase–decrease with increasing of strain rates. The effect of the strain rate on elongation was also discussed.     

石墨烯纳米片增强铝基复合材料的动态力学行为

采用压制-烧结-热挤压工艺制备石墨烯纳米片(GNFs)增强铝基(Al)复合材料,并对其进行压缩性能测试。结果表明:GNFs/Al复合材料是应变率敏感材料,当应变率从10^-3s^-1提高至3×10~3s^-1时,复合材料的强度明显提高;而当应变率继续提高至5×10~3s^-1时,由于材料内部发生热软化,复合材料的强度反而表现出少许下降。动态压缩后复合材料中铝基体发生动态再结晶,且应变率越高,动态再结晶越显著;增强相GNFs则发生扭曲变形后仍保持完整结构且与基体间保持原子间结合。因此,GNFs/Al复合材料具有良好的动态压缩塑性。     

晶须增强铝基复合材料的热压缩变形行为研究

采用试验和数值模拟相结合的方法研究了纵向、横向和倾斜分布的晶须增强铝基复合材料热压缩变形行为.研究表明:SiCw/6061Al复合材料300℃压缩的应力-应变行为与晶须取向角密切相关;在热变形过程中,纵向分布晶须折断严重,导致复合材料表现为应变软化行为;而倾斜于压缩方向30°的晶须折断和转动明显,引起相应复合材料应变软化;横向分布晶须没有转动而折断程度很小,使复合材料呈现出加工硬化行为.     

A multiscale approach and microstructure design of the elastic composite behavior reinforced with natural particles

The morphology characterization and computational methods favored numerical simulation and design of microstructures. Indeed, the multiscale approaches enable us to determine the elastic properties of materials. In this paper, the objective is to develop a three-dimensional microstructure of biocomposites containing natural particles. The biocomposite is made of polypropylene matrix mixed with natural fillers. The image is obtained using the microscope. We describe a serial sectioning process and finite element simulations to reproduce, visualize and model these microstructures. Statistical methods are introduced to study the representativity of specimen. The statistical representative volume element is introduced to determine the minimum volume which provides the representativeness. This statistical volume is compared with experimental and numerical ones.     

纤维增强复合材料考虑损伤的温度胀缩细观力学模型

采用细观力学方法,建立了纤维增强复合材料（FRC）包含基体微裂纹和纤维/基体脱粘的热胀/冷缩理论模型。模型考虑了基体、界面中不同分布取向的微裂纹在升温和降温过程中张开、闭合情况的差异,及其对复合材料平均热胀/冷缩系数（CTE/CTC）的影响,同时还考虑了细观应力分布不均匀的因素。建立了细观有限元模型对理论模型进行验证。研究发现：复合材料损伤后CTE和CTC不一致,且取决于损伤模式：基体微裂纹损伤使得复合材料的横向CTE高于无损材料,而横向CTC低于无损材料,但对纵向CTE/CTC影响不大;纤维界面脱粘能较明显地减小复合材料的纵向CTC,但对横向CTC的影响可忽略。     

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。     

C_f/Mg复合材料的热膨胀系数及其理论计算

采用负压浸渗-液固挤压法制备了定向短切碳纤维(aligned Csf)及穿刺-2D碳纤维织物(2.5DCf)增强镁合金复合材料,观察了两种复合材料的微观组织结构,测定了其在30～350℃范围的热膨胀系数(α),并在Schapery模型的基础上提出了计算定向Csf/Mg复合材料及2.5DCf/Mg复合材料α值的修正模型。结果表明,在30～200℃范围内,两种Cf/Mg复合材料的α值均表现出随温度的升高而升高的趋势,但在超过250℃以后,α值出现降低或稳定的现象,其原因为随着温度的升高,铝元素固溶度的增大、基体发生部分塑性变形等因素导致的;提出的修正模型理论计算值与其相应的实验测试α值之间的误差均在5%之内,表明该修正模型能够有效预测实验中的α值。     

A study of continuous filament reinforced aluminum matrix composites

Some principal results of the research work on metal matrix composites at Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, concerning CVD-produced continuous B and SiC filaments reinforced aluminum and its alloys, are summarized. The processing, fiber degradation, interface, mechanical properties and fracture behavior of the composites are discussed.Abbreviations CVD chemical vapor deposition - MMCs metal matrix composites - ROM rule of mixtures     

界面对颗粒增强金属基复合材料强化性能的影响

为提高颗粒增强金属基复合材料的力学性能,采用基于微观组织的胞元模型建模方法,并利用有限元软件ABAQUS着重分析了界面层厚度以及界面层强度对复合材料性能的影响,通过对复合材料中各组成部分的应力、应变云图的获取,形象地说明了各部分的变形规律.研究结果表明,在弱界面层下,随着界面层厚度的增加,复合材料的强化效果并不显著,而在强界面层下,随着界面层厚度的增加,强化效果非常明显;就界面层强度来说,界面越强,所表现出的强化效果就越明显,但当界面层强度比基体大得多时,随着界面层强度的增加,虽然复合材料的强化呈递增趋势,但是递增的幅度已逐渐降低.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloy matrix composites reinforced with Fe-based metallic glass particles

Fe-based metallic glass (FMG) particles reinforced Al-2024 matrix composites were fabricated by using the powder metallurgy method successfully. Mechanical alloying result in nanostructured Al-2024 matrix with a grain size of about 30 nm together with a good distribution of the FMG particles in the Al matrix. The consolidation of the composites was performed at a temperature in the super-cooled liquid region of the FMG particles, where the FMG particles act as a soft liquid-like binder, resulting in composites with low or zero porosity. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and compression test. The yield and fracture strength of the composites are 403 MPa and 660 MPa, respectively, while retaining a considerable fracture deformation of about 12%. The strengthening mechanism is associated with the grain refinement of the matrix and uniform distribution of the FMG particles.     

Stiffness of particulate reinforced metal matrix composites with damaged reinforcements

Abstract

During tensile plastic deformation particulate reinforced metal matrix composites (MMCs) undergo reinforcement damage and a parallel reduction in stiffness. An analytical model is developed to calculate this stiffness reduction using the equivalent inclusion technique proposed by Eshelby. The model considers both damaged and undamaged reinforcement particles as ellipsoidal inclusions but with different stiffness tensors. The effect of the aspect ratio of the reinforcing particles has been accounted for in the model. The model is very flexible and can meet different specific damage situations by designing a suitable stiffness tensor for the damaged reinforcements. Finite element analysis is used to modify a numerical stiffness tensor for cracked reinforcement particles. The model is compared with an earlier model of modulus reduction in MMC materials and with a few experimental measurements made on a 15 vol.-%SiC particulate reinforced aluminium alloy 2618 MMC.