B4C Particles Reinforced Al2024 Composites via Mechanical Milling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure Analysis
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.2.1. Microhardness Measurements
3.2.2. Compression Tests
3.3. Fractographic analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Carreño-Gallardo, C.; Estrada-Guel, I.; López-Meléndez, C.; Ledezma-Sillas, E.; Castañeda-Balderas, R.; Pérez-Bustamante, R.; Herrera-Ramírez, J.M. B4C Particles Reinforced Al2024 Composites via Mechanical Milling. Metals 2018, 8, 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080647
Carreño-Gallardo C, Estrada-Guel I, López-Meléndez C, Ledezma-Sillas E, Castañeda-Balderas R, Pérez-Bustamante R, Herrera-Ramírez JM. B4C Particles Reinforced Al2024 Composites via Mechanical Milling. Metals. 2018; 8(8):647. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080647
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarreño-Gallardo, Caleb, Ivanovich Estrada-Guel, Claudia López-Meléndez, Ernesto Ledezma-Sillas, Rubén Castañeda-Balderas, Raúl Pérez-Bustamante, and José Martín Herrera-Ramírez. 2018. "B4C Particles Reinforced Al2024 Composites via Mechanical Milling" Metals 8, no. 8: 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8080647