Bioinspired fish-scale-like magnesium composites strengthened by contextures of continuous titanium fibers: Lessons from nature

Autor: Yanyan Liu, Qin Yu, Guoqi Tan, Mingyang Zhang, Enling Tang, Shaogang Wang, Zengqian Liu, Qiang Wang, Zhefeng Zhang, Robert O. Ritchie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 869-881 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-9567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jma.2021.06.023
Popis: Natural fish scales demonstrate outstanding mechanical efficiency owing to their elaborate architectures and thereby may serve as ideal prototypes for the architectural design of man-made materials. Here bioinspired magnesium composites with fish-scale-like orthogonal plywood and double-Bouligand architectures were developed by pressureless infiltration of a magnesium melt into the woven contextures of continuous titanium fibers. The composites exhibit enhanced strength and work-hardening ability compared to those estimated from a simple mixture of their constituents at ambient to elevated temperatures. In particular, the double-Bouligand architecture can effectively deflect cracking paths, alleviate strain localization, and adaptively reorient titanium fibers within the magnesium matrix during the deformation of the composite, representing a successful implementation of the property-optimizing mechanisms in fish scales. The strength of the composites, specifically the effect of their bioinspired architectures, was interpreted based on the adaptation of classical laminate theory. This study may offer a feasible approach for developing new bioinspired metal-matrix composites with improved performance and provide theoretical guidance for their architectural designs.
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