Ultrasound Assisted Casting of an AM60 Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposite, Its Properties, and Recyclability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Microstructure
3.2. Mechanical Properties
4. Discussion
4.1. Microstructure
4.2. Mechanical Properties
4.3. Comparison of Yield Strength Prediction by Models
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Property | AM60 | AM60 + AlN | 1st Recycling | 2nd Recycling | 3rd Recycling |
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Grain size (µm) | 1277.0 ± 301.3 | 84.9 ± 6.2 | 113.8 ± 22.1 | 176.8 ± 12.9 | 196.4 ± 16.0 |
Hardness (HV5) | 48.0 ± 4.0 | 46.4 ± 6.0 | 50.9 ± 1.1 | 47.8 ± 1.0 | 48.5 ± 2.6 |
Density (g/cm3) | 1.7848 ± 0.0004 | 1.783 ± 0 | 1.7842 ± 0.00075 | 1.7852 ± 0.0004 | 1.785 ± 0 |
Porosity (%) | - | 0.919 | 0.853 | 0.797 | 0.808 |
Yield strength (MPa) | 44.9 ± 6.9 | 91.2 ± 3.8 Δ = 46.3 | 73.7 ± 8.1 Δ = 28.8 | 70.9 ± 4.3 Δ = 26.0 | 69.9 ± 5.0 Δ = 25.0 |
UTS (MPa) | 109.3 ± 19.2 | 235.1 ± 6.4 | 220.3 ± 16.8 | 210.0 ± 11.0 | 194.3 ± 12.3 |
Elongation (%) | 6.4 ± 3.4 | 15.4 ± 4.2 | 15.4 ± 4.5 | 11.7 ± 2.7 | 10.1 ± 1.8 |
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Dieringa, H.; Katsarou, L.; Buzolin, R.; Szakács, G.; Horstmann, M.; Wolff, M.; Mendis, C.; Vorozhtsov, S.; StJohn, D. Ultrasound Assisted Casting of an AM60 Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposite, Its Properties, and Recyclability. Metals 2017, 7, 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7100388
Dieringa H, Katsarou L, Buzolin R, Szakács G, Horstmann M, Wolff M, Mendis C, Vorozhtsov S, StJohn D. Ultrasound Assisted Casting of an AM60 Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposite, Its Properties, and Recyclability. Metals. 2017; 7(10):388. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7100388
Chicago/Turabian StyleDieringa, Hajo, Lydia Katsarou, Ricardo Buzolin, Gábor Szakács, Manfred Horstmann, Martin Wolff, Chamini Mendis, Sergey Vorozhtsov, and David StJohn. 2017. "Ultrasound Assisted Casting of an AM60 Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposite, Its Properties, and Recyclability" Metals 7, no. 10: 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7100388