Mechanical Properties and Fabrication of a Nanostructured Nb-Al2O3 Composite by High Frequency Induction Heating
| Autor: | 김성은 ( Seong-eun Kim ), 오세훈 ( Se-hoon Oh ), 손인진 ( In-jin Shon ) |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Metals and Materials. 57:701-707 |
| ISSN: | 2288-8241 1738-8228 |
| DOI: | 10.3365/kjmm.2019.57.11.701 |
| Popis: | Al2O3 has a high Young’s modulus (380 GPa), a low density (3.98 g· cm-3), good high-temperature mechanical properties, biocompatibility and excellent oxidation resistance. Al2O3 has been used for automotive, aerospace, bio-materials and various industrial applications. Despite its various merits, the low fracture toughness of the material below the brittle-ductile transition temperature has limited its use for wide application. To enhance its fracture toughness, the method commonly utilized has been to make a composite by the addition of a second phase to fabricate nanostructured materials. In the study, nano-powders of Al2O3 and Nb were synthesized during the ball milling according to the reaction(Nb2O5 + 10/3 Al → 2Nb + 5/3 Al2O3). The nanostructured Nb-Al2O3 composite was consolidated within a short time from the milled powders using high-frequency induction heated sintering. The average grain sizes of Al2O3 and Nb in composite sintered at 1400 °C were 63 and 250 nm, respectively. The relative density of the Nb-Al2O3 composite was about 99% under the simultaneous induced current and application of 80 Mpa pressure. The fracture toughness and hardness of the composite were about 8.7 MPa· m1/2 and 1460 kg/mm2, respectively. The fracture toughness of the nanostructured Nb-Al2O3 composite was higher than that of monolithic Al2O3. (Received June 7, 2019; Accepted September 10, 2019) |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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