Synergistic effect of sintering temperature on microstructure, mechanical properties, and fractography analysis of spark plasma sintered Al-10 %SiC-4 %Kaoline composite

IF 2.7 4区材料科学 Q3 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Materials Letters Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137625

V.S.S. Venkatesh, Pandu Ranga Vundavilli, M.M. Mahapatra

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Abstract

In this study, aluminium composites reinforced with 10 wt% SiC and 4 wt% kaoline were synthesized through the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique at different sintering temperatures of 560 ⁰C, 580 ⁰C and 600 ⁰C. The influence of the sintering temperatures on the microstructure and mechanical properties was investigated. Results demonstrate that the maximum relative density (RD), hardness, compression strength, and tensile strength of 96 %, 72 Hv, 284 MPa, and 263 MPa respectively for the composite sintered at 580 ⁰C. The agglomerations were identified at 560 ⁰C through SEM analysis due to improper sintering of the SiC reinforcements which deteriorated the strength of the composite. The presence of dimples on the tensile fractured surface at 580 ⁰C confirms the ductile fracture. However, the existence of intergranular cleavages and particle debonding at 560 ⁰C and 600 ⁰C promotes the brittle fracture.

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烧结温度对火花等离子烧结 Al-10 %SiC-4 %Kaoline 复合材料微观结构、力学性能和断口分析的协同效应

本研究采用火花等离子烧结（SPS）技术，在 560 ℃、580 ℃ 和 600 ℃ 的不同烧结温度下合成了添加 10 wt% SiC 和 4 wt% 高岭土的铝复合材料。研究了烧结温度对微观结构和机械性能的影响。结果表明，在 580 ⁰C 下烧结的复合材料的最大相对密度 (RD)、硬度、压缩强度和拉伸强度分别为 96 %、72 Hv、284 MPa 和 263 MPa。通过扫描电子显微镜分析发现，在 560 ℃ 时出现团聚是由于碳化硅增强材料烧结不当导致复合材料强度下降。580 ⁰C时拉伸断裂表面出现的凹痕证实了韧性断裂。然而，在 560 ℃ 和 600 ℃ 时，晶间劈裂和颗粒脱落的存在促进了脆性断裂。

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Materials Letters 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

3.30%

发文量

1948

审稿时长

50 days

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