Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum by Spark Plasma Sintering
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Functionalization of fiber surface; targeted selection of carbon fibers with suitable surface topography [11];
- Optimization of manufacturing parameters for the reduction of thermal exposure.
2. Materials and Methods
- Reinforcement: Carbon fiber woven fabrics in plain weave binding with an areal weight of 160 g/m2 from HT 200 tex 3k carbon rovings
- Matrix: Wires of 1.6 mm diameter supplied by Drahtwerk Elisental (Neuenrade, Germany) of aluminum alloys AlSi1MgMn, AlSi5, AlSi7Mg, and AlSi10Mg. Chemical compositions of every alloy are shown in Table 1.
3. Results
3.1. Thermal Characterization of Aluminium Alloys
3.2. SPS Consolidation of Samples
3.3. Mechanical Characterization
3.4. Raman Spectroscopy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Si (%) | Fe (%) | Cu (%) | Mn (%) | Mg (%) | Zn (%) | Ti (%) | Be (%) | Al (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AlSi1MgMn | 1.03 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.47 | 1.09 | 0.01 | 0.01 | n.s. | Rest |
AlSi5 | 5.10 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.001 | Rest |
AlSi7Mg | 6.90 | 0.11 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.67 | 0.001 | 0.09 | 0.001 | Rest |
AlSi10Mg | 9.30 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.001 | Rest |
AlSi1MgMn | AlSi5 | AlSi7Mg | AlSi10Mg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | Liquid Phase Content (%) | Temperature (°C) | Liquid Phase Content (%) | Temperature (°C) | Liquid Phase Content (%) | Temperature (°C) | Liquid Phase Content (%) |
630 | 12 | 595 | 58 | 585 | 66 | 585 | 83 |
640 | 48 | 605 | 65 | 595 | 75 | 590 | 88 |
650 | 100 | 615 | 77 | 605 | 87 | 595 | 94 |
Alloy | Solidus Temperature (°C) | Liquidus Temperature (°C) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2 K/min | 5 K/min | 2 K/min | 5 K/min | |
Cf/AlSi1MgMn | 610 | 605 | 652 | 660 |
Cf/AlSi5 | 560 | 560 | 634 | 640 |
Cf/AlSi7Mg | 555 | 550 | 620 | 625 |
Cf/AlSi10Mg | 560 | 560 | 605 | 610 |
Sample | Fiber Volume Content (%) |
---|---|
Cf/AlSi1MgMn | 50–54 |
Cf/AlSi5 | 46–49 |
Cf/AlSi7Mg | 45–48 |
Cf/AlSi10Mg | 48–52 |
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Jiménez, M.; Ott, F.; Kern, F.; Gadow, R. Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum by Spark Plasma Sintering. Ceramics 2020, 3, 265-275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3030024
Jiménez M, Ott F, Kern F, Gadow R. Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum by Spark Plasma Sintering. Ceramics. 2020; 3(3):265-275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3030024
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiménez, Miguel, Felix Ott, Frank Kern, and Rainer Gadow. 2020. "Manufacturing of Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum by Spark Plasma Sintering" Ceramics 3, no. 3: 265-275. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3030024