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Stacking faults in SiC particles and their effect on the fracture behavior of a 15 vol pct SiC/6061-Al matrix composite

Journal Article · · Metallurgical Transactions, A
OSTI ID:207695
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Mechanical tests and microstructural examinations performed on a SiC-particle-reinforced 6061-Al matrix composite indicate that particle cracking during mechanical testing significantly affects the failure mechanisms of the composite. Microcracks were observed to nucleate and propagate on stacking faults and interfaces between the 4H (or 3C) and 6H hexagonal phases within the SiC particle reinforcements. These planar defects were the predominant defects seen in the SiC particles. Partial dislocations, having a 1/3 <10{bar 1}0> Burgers vector, were also observed bounding the stacking faults in the reinforcement phase.
OSTI ID:
207695
Journal Information:
Metallurgical Transactions, A, Journal Name: Metallurgical Transactions, A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 27; ISSN 0360-2133; ISSN MTTABN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English