Fatigue Behaviour of Al‐Matrix Composites

The cyclic deformation behaviour and fatigue lives of different Al‐matrix composites reinforced by alumina reinforcements were investigated under total strain control mode at room temperature. The composites differ in either matrix strength (peak aged vs. overaged AA6061 alloy and soft Al99.85, respectively) and/or type of reinforcement (particles, Saffil short fibres and Almax continuous fibres). The damage evolution was characterized by compliance experiments within individual stress‐strain hysteresis loops. The differences of the material behaviour are discussed with respect to matrix strength and reinforcement geometry.     

Processing of Net‐shaped Nanocrystalline Fe‐Ni Material

Development of nanoparticulate materials technology is essential to processing of highly functional nanoparticulate materials and components with small and complex shape. This paper provides an overview on our recent investigations on the processing of net‐shaped nanocrystalline Fe‐Ni powder and related material property such as mechanical property. The key‐processing concept is the synthesis of nanopowders and subsequent consolidation with controlled microstructure by using powder injection molding (PIM) process. Especially, the pressureless sintering process is inevitable for consolidation of the PIMed nanopowder. The present review focuses on the densification process and related mechanical property of the PIMed Fe‐Ni nanopowder in association with microstructural evolution and diffusion process.     

数值模拟碳纳米管增强铝基复合材料的力学性能

本文根据连续介质理论,采用代表性体积元的方法计算了碳纳米管增强铝基复合材料的力学性能。使用有限元软件ABAQUS对代表性体积元模型进行分析,研究了不同碳纳米管体积分数对复合材料弹性模量、屈服强度、泊松比及剪切模量的影响。结果表明碳纳米管体积分数对复合材料力学性能有显著影响,随着碳纳米管体积分数的增加,复合材料的弹性模量、屈服强度及剪切强度都明显提高,泊松比略有下降。