Fabrication of Al2O3/SiC/Al Hybrid Nanocomposites Through Solidification Process for Improved Mechanical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructural Characteristics
3.2. The Interface between Nanoparticles and Al
3.3. The Interaction between Nanoparticles with Solid–Liquid Interface
3.4. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Alloy Composition (wt.%) | Impurity Content (≤wt.%) | ||||||
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Al | Mg | Si | Ti | Fe | Mn | Cu | Zn | |
A356 | BAL | 0.3–0.45 | 6.5–7.5 | 0.08–0.2 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
Parameter | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
η | 1 × 10−3 | |
KB | 1.38 × 10−23 | |
T | 973 | |
3.7 | ||
3.22 | ||
2.7 | ||
−8.68 | ||
−1.09 | ||
g | 9.8 |
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Jiang, D.; Yu, J. Fabrication of Al2O3/SiC/Al Hybrid Nanocomposites Through Solidification Process for Improved Mechanical Properties. Metals 2018, 8, 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080572
Jiang D, Yu J. Fabrication of Al2O3/SiC/Al Hybrid Nanocomposites Through Solidification Process for Improved Mechanical Properties. Metals. 2018; 8(8):572. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080572
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Dapeng, and Jiakang Yu. 2018. "Fabrication of Al2O3/SiC/Al Hybrid Nanocomposites Through Solidification Process for Improved Mechanical Properties" Metals 8, no. 8: 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080572