Meso-Structure Design of B4C-Al/Al Composites by Hot Pressing

Autor: Li, Hui, Zhang, Yi Tan, Ameyama, Kei, Yang, Hai Jun, Liu, Zhi Guo, Ma, Chao Li
Zdroj: Materials Science Forum; March 2016, Vol. 849 Issue: 1 p801-806, 6p
Abstrakt: According to the theory of meso-structure design, milling powders were blended with un-milled Al particulate to increase ductility. Two kinds of Al particulate-toughened composites were fabricated by using powder metallurgy method, where the mass fraction of B4C in the B4C-Al agglomerate particles was 40%, but 32% and 16% in the whole composite. The microstructure of composites was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and its mechanical properties were studied. The results indicate that Al particulate-toughened sample has a slight plasticity with bulks of aluminum alloy in the composite. But meso-structure design has no effect on improvement on the plasticity and toughness of the sample B4C-Al/Al (16%)(3#), where the mass fraction of B4C in the whole composite is 16%. In the present study, the strengthening and deformation mechanism of the composites were also discussed.
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