The effect of consolidation temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties in powder metallurgy -- Processed 2XXX aluminum alloy composites reinforced with SiC particulates
- Korea Electric Power Research Inst., Taejon (Korea, Republic of). Materials and Corrosion Lab.
- Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (Korea, Republic of). Center for Advanced Aerospace Materials
The effects of consolidation temperature on the development of microstructure and resulting mechanical properties of 2XXX aluminum composites were studied in an effort to fabricate composites with enhanced properties. Type 2009 and 2124 aluminum composites reinforced with 15 pct SiC particulates were produced at four different consolidation temperatures, i.e., 560 C, 580 C, 600 C, and 620 C, followed by extrusion at 450 C. The 2124 Al-SiC{sub p} composites consolidated at 560 C showed the most homogeneous and the finest microstructures with the best mechanical properties, which were even better than the whisker-reinforced counterparts. All the results of the tensile tests, hardness tests, in situ scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations of the fracture process, and the apparent fracture toughness indicated that the prominent mechanical property improvement observed in the 2124 Al-SiC{sub p} was associated largely with the reduction of volume fraction of the detrimental coarse and brittle manganese-containing particles, as well as grain refinement. The detrimental manganese-containing particles that were routinely observed in the 2124 Al-SiC composites were very effectively refined by the reduction of consolidation temperature, and they rather contributed to the overall mechanical properties of the composites through Orowan-type strengthening and grain growth inhibition.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 590073
- Journal Information:
- Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 28, Issue 12; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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