Exceptional strength and wear resistance in an AA7075/TiB2 composite fabricated via friction consolidation

Autor: Xiao Li, Hrishikesh Das, Mayur Pole, Lei Li, Ayoub Soulami, Glenn J. Grant, Darrell R. Herling, Mert Efe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Materials & Design, Vol 242, Iss , Pp 113006- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113006
Popis: The friction consolidation method successfully reinforced aluminum 7075 alloy (AA7075) with high-volume fractions (12 and 24 vol%) of titanium diboride (TiB2) by high pressure and severe plastic deformation at elevated temperatures. The consolidated AMCs have a uniform dispersion of submicron- and micron-sized TiB2 particles in the AA7075 matrix, with significant refinement of the matrix grain size and the particles. The addition of TiB2 significantly increases hardness by up to 50 %, Young’s modulus by up to 62 %, and ultimate tensile strength by up to 28 % to 672 MPa, while reducing ductility by 80 %. Wear resistance of 7075/24 vol% TiB2 improves seven-fold compared to baseline, making it comparable to that of carburized steels. Microstructure-based finite element modeling provided a theoretical strength limit of ∼730 MPa for the composites and indicated that high triaxiality in conjunction with severe equivalent plastic strain in a narrow area between the TiB2 particles led to early fracture initiations, limiting the ductility.
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