Investigation on microstructure and fracture mechanism of n-SiCp/7075 Al composites

Autor: Zheng Yun Wang, Zhi Hua Hu, Dao Cheng Luan, Yuan Li, Yang Ren, Cheng Ming Zuo, Tian Xin Deng, Xiao Ming Du, Kai Feng Zheng
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Nanoscience. 10:4341-4349
ISSN: 2190-5517
2190-5509
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01544-2
Popis: In the present study, the composites have been prepared using vacuum hot pressing process technique. The influence of 2.0 wt.% nanometric SiC particles (n-SiCp) on the microstructure and fracture mechanism of 7075 aluminum alloy was studied by means of metallographic microscope, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), laser scanning confocal (LSC). The results indicate that SiCp fill at grain boundaries dispersing evenly and nail to aluminum grains which sizes have been reduced successfully, that making the organization tighter, the gaps fewer and the surface rougher. Meanwhile, phases (MgZn2) precipitated from the 7075 aluminum alloy were been detected. The grain bonding states of matrix alloys are strengthened by the combination of fine grains strengthening and dispersion strengthening and thus affect the fracture morphology. The micro-fracture mechanism of 7075 aluminum alloy is micro-porous aggregation fracture, however, the 7075 aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) are quasi cleavage fracture.
Databáze: OpenAIRE