Integrating Experimental and Computational Analyses for Mechanical Characterization of Titanium Carbide/Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Microstructure
3.2. Modeling and Simulation
3.3. Experimental Case (RVE−1)
3.4. Effect of Particle Size and Shape
- E_comp is the overall Young’s modulus of the composite;
- E_al is the modulus of the aluminum matrix;
- E_TiC is the modulus of the titanium carbide reinforcement;
- V_al is the volume fraction of the aluminum matrix in the composite; and
- V_TiC is the volume fraction of the titanium carbide reinforcement in the composite.
3.5. AMCs’ Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Al–TiCp
3.5.1. Microstructural Evolution
3.5.2. Mechanical Properties
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Abbreviations | Explanation |
---|---|
AMMCs | Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites |
ARB | Accumulative Roll Bonding |
AMCs | Aluminum Matrix Composites |
CR | Cryorolling |
FEA | Finite Element Analysis |
RVE | Representative Volume Element |
SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
OM | Optical microscope |
XRD | X-ray diffraction |
TiC | Titanium Carbide |
σvm | Von Mises Stress |
σxx | Normal Stress in the x-direction |
σyy | Normal Stress in the y-direction |
σxy | Shear Stress |
εmax | Maximum Strain |
Vf | Volume fraction |
Elements | Al | Fe | Si | Cu | Mg | Mn | Ni | Ti | Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wt% | 99.18 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.0014 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Materials | AA1050 | TiC |
---|---|---|
Elastic modulus (GPa) | 70 | 497 |
Yield strength (MPa) | 105 | 20 × 103 |
Poisson ratio | 0.33 | 0.21 |
Density(kg/m3) | 2700 | 4930 |
Thermal expansion coefficient (α)/°C | 23.1 × 10−6 | 6.6 × 10−6 |
Thermal conductivity (k) W/(m·K) | 200 | 22 |
Materials | Experimental | Simulation (RVE−1 Case Model) | Error Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus (GPa) | 86 ± 2 | 91 | 5.4 |
Yield strength (MPa) | 260 ± 13 | 279 | 6.8 |
Tensile strength (MPa) | 239 ± 15 | 246 | 2.8 |
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Farid, W.; Li, H.; Wang, Z.; Cui, H.; Kong, C.; Yu, H. Integrating Experimental and Computational Analyses for Mechanical Characterization of Titanium Carbide/Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites. Materials 2024, 17, 2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092093
Farid W, Li H, Wang Z, Cui H, Kong C, Yu H. Integrating Experimental and Computational Analyses for Mechanical Characterization of Titanium Carbide/Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites. Materials. 2024; 17(9):2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092093
Chicago/Turabian StyleFarid, Waqas, Hailin Li, Zhengyu Wang, Huijie Cui, Charlie Kong, and Hailiang Yu. 2024. "Integrating Experimental and Computational Analyses for Mechanical Characterization of Titanium Carbide/Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites" Materials 17, no. 9: 2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092093