Nanocrystalline Al-Al2O3p and SiCp composites produced by high-energy ball milling

Ozdemir I., Ahrens S., Muecklich S., Wielage B.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, cilt.205, ss.111-118, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 205
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.11.085
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-118
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: high-energy ball milling, aluminum matrix composites, SiC reinforcement, Al2O3 reinforcement, crystallite size, lattice strain, ALUMINUM-BASED COMPOSITE, NANOCOMPOSITE POWDERS, ALLOY COMPOSITES, POROSITY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Composites based on the nanocrystalline aluminum alloy EN AW-2017 (3.9Cu, 0.6Mn, 0.7Mg, bal. Al, wt.%) and reinforced with 5 and 15 vol% SiC and Al2O3 particulates were successfully produced by high-energy ball milling process (HEM). The cellular structure of the CuAl2 intermetallic phase initially present in the matrix and forming a net at the grain boundaries is fully destroyed and distributed along the deformation axis after 2 h milling. It was found that reinforcing matrix alloy with fine Al2O3 particles (-22 + S mu m) slightly accelerates the milling process in contrast to using coarse SiCp (-55 + 25 mu m). The results indicate that the particle size of the SiCP, Al2O3p and CuAl2 was refined greatly after high-energy ball milling. However, it is clear that the reinforcing particle size distribution for both type of reinforcing particulates showed also a broad range of particle size even after the longest period of milling. Based on the X-ray line broadening analysis, namely the Williamson-Hall method, the crystallite size of the both type of composites was reduced to below 45 nm. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.