改善颗粒增强金属基复合材料塑性和韧性的途径与机制

评述了影响颗粒增强金属基复合材料塑性和韧性的各种因素，在此基础上深入研究了颗粒形状对ＳｉＣｐ／ＬＤ２复合材料塑性和断裂韧性的影响规律。采用有限单元法分析不同形状的ＳｉＣ颗粒增强的ＬＤ２复合材料的微区力学环境和整体力学行为，结果表明颗粒的尖锐化导致基体内应变集中和颗粒尖端断裂的可能性加剧，因而降低材料的塑性；而在外加载荷的作用下，由于复合材料基体整体均处于较高的加工硬化状态，因此颗粒形状对材料断裂韧

Methods and mechanisms to improve ductility and toughness of particle reinforced metal matrix composites

The factors influencing the ductility and toughness of particle reinforced metal matrix composites were commented. Taking these as a background, the effect of particle shape on the ductility and fracture toughness of SiC p/LD2 composites was deeply studied. Finite element method was used to analyze the micro zone mechanical environment and overall mechanical behavior of LD2 matrix composites reinforced with different shaped SiC particles. The results show that particle pointing can increase the strain concentration in the matrix and the fracture possibility of the particles. Therefore, the tensile ductility of the composite reinforced with pointed particle will be decreased. When an external load is applied, the composite is under a condition of high work hardening, so the particle shape has little effect on fracture toughness of the composites. Comparison on the mechanical properties and fracture surface analyses of two SiC p/LD2 composites reinforced with blunted and conventional particles validates the results of finite element analyses. Designing the macrostructure of composite is an efficient way to improve toughness. LD2 matrix macrostructure toughening composites reinforced with continuous high volume fraction SiC p LD2 composite bars were studied. Compared with similar conventional composite, the fracture toughness of the structure designed composite extruded by a large ratio can be increased by 32% and is close to the fracture toughness level of unreinforced matrix alloys. Furthermore, the fracture energy of this kind of composites is greatly improved. Their fracture occurs by stages. This macro structure designed method changes the fracture model of the conventional composites completely and can avoid the disadvantage of catastrophic failure of conventional particle reinforced metal matrix composites.