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Metal Matrix Composites: Fabrication, Mechanical Properties and Application

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Matrix Composites".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2024) | Viewed by 4173

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Dr. Pengchao Kang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
Interests: carbon matrix thermal protection composites; ablation resistant materials; ablation mechanism; Cf/Al matrix composites; synthesis and characterization of metal and ceramic materials
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Metal matrix composites are promising materials that combine the advantages of matrix and reinforcement. They have the characteristics of good designability by adjusting the shape and content of the reinforcement, controlling the interface reaction and adopting different fabrication techniques; they will have the properties that conventional materials cannot have. They have wide application prospects in the fields of aerospace, automobile electronics, shipbuilding, etc.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers worldwide to showcase their work in the domains of manufacturing, mechanical properties and application of metal matrix composites in recent years.

Dr. Pengchao Kang
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Keywords

  • metal
  • composites
  • reinforcement
  • fabrication techniques
  • interface
  • microstructure
  • mechanical properties

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Continuous Casting Preparation Process of Helical Fiber-Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
by Hui Yang, Ming Chang and Chunjing Wu
Metals 2024, 14(7), 832; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14070832 - 20 Jul 2024
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To improve the strength of the metal while maintaining good plasticity, helical fibers are added to the metal matrix. How to form helical fiber and control its parameters in the preparation process are urgent problems to be solved in the study of helical [...] Read more.
To improve the strength of the metal while maintaining good plasticity, helical fibers are added to the metal matrix. How to form helical fiber and control its parameters in the preparation process are urgent problems to be solved in the study of helical fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites. In this paper, the continuous casting process of helical fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites was proposed. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment, the formation process of helical fiber on metal matrix and the relationship between the continuous casting process parameters and helical shape fiber parameters were studied by preparing helical carbon fiber-reinforced lead matrix composites with a low-melting-point metal matrix. The results show that this process can produce helical fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite stably and continuously, and the helical shape parameters of the composite can be controlled by changing the process parameters of continuous casting. To further improve the practical application of this process, helical carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum matrix composites were prepared. The test result in terms of mechanical property shows that the tensile strength and elongation of the composite were improved. This indicates that the reinforced phase of the helical structure of the metal matrix composite has higher strength and toughness compared with the matrix metal. Full article
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The Effect of Stearic Acid on Microstructure and Properties of (Ti2AlC + Al2O3)p/TiAl Composites
by Jiawei Zhu, Meini Yuan, Xin Pei, Xiaosheng Zhou and Maohua Li
Metals 2024, 14(4), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040392 - 27 Mar 2024
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A new type of multiphase nanoparticle-reinforced TiAl matrix composites ((Ti2AlC + Al2O3)p/TiAl composites) was successfully prepared by vacuum hot-pressing sintering using Ti powder and Al powder, which were ball-milled with different contents of stearic acid [...] Read more.
A new type of multiphase nanoparticle-reinforced TiAl matrix composites ((Ti2AlC + Al2O3)p/TiAl composites) was successfully prepared by vacuum hot-pressing sintering using Ti powder and Al powder, which were ball-milled with different contents of stearic acid (CH3(CH2)16COOH). The component, microstructure, reaction mechanism, and mechanical properties were studied. The results indicated that the composites prepared by adding stearic acid as a process control agent during the ball-milling process not only contained γ-TiAl and α2-Ti3Al phases but also Ti2AlC and Al2O3 phases. The results of SEM and TEM showed that the composites were composed of equiaxed TiAl and Ti3Al grains, and the Ti2AlC and Al2O3 particles were mainly distributed along the TiAl grain boundary in chain form, which can effectively reduce the TiAl grain size. Through the room-temperature compression test, the maximum compression stress was significantly improved in those composites that added the stearic acid, due to the reinforcement particles. The maximum compression stress was 1590 MPa with a 24.3% fracture strain. In addition, the generated crack deflection and Ti2AlC and Al2O3 particles could also enhance the toughness of the TiAl alloy. (Ti2AlC + Al2O3)p/TiAl composites generated by adding stearic acid played a key role in improving the mechanical properties of the TiAl matrix. Full article
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A Study on the Influence of Zr on the Strengthening of the Al-10% Al2O3 Composite Obtained by Mechanical Alloying
by Alexey S. Prosviryakov, Andrey I. Bazlov, Alexander Yu. Churyumov and Anastasia V. Mikhaylovskaya
Metals 2023, 13(12), 2008; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13122008 - 13 Dec 2023
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Al2O3 is a traditional strengthening phase in aluminum matrix composites due to its high hardness and melting point. At the same time, zirconium is an important alloying element for heat-resistant aluminum alloys. However, its effect on the structure and properties [...] Read more.
Al2O3 is a traditional strengthening phase in aluminum matrix composites due to its high hardness and melting point. At the same time, zirconium is an important alloying element for heat-resistant aluminum alloys. However, its effect on the structure and properties of Al-Al2O3 composites remains unexplored at present. In this work, the effect of the addition of Zr (5 wt%) on the microstructure and strengthening of the Al-10 vol% Al2O3 composite was investigated for the first time. Composite materials with and without Zr addition were obtained through mechanical alloying as a result of ball milling for 20 h followed by multi-directional forging (MDF) at a temperature of 400 °C. OM, SEM and XRD were used to study the microstructure and its parameters. The work showed that the use of mechanical alloying and MDF contributes to the formation of dense composite samples with a nanocrystalline microstructure and a uniform distribution of alumina particles. The addition of Zr contributes to a 1.4-fold increase in the microhardness and yield strength of a compact sample at room temperature due to the formation of Al3Zr (L12) dispersoids. It was been shown that the largest contribution to the strength of both materials comes from grain boundary strengthening, which is at least 50% of the yield strength. The resulting composites exhibit high heat resistance. For example, their compressive yield strength at 350 °C is approximately 220 MPa. Full article
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