Lifan Xu, Yan Liu, Muye Niu, Kuihan Zhu, Xinghua Zhang
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Abstract
SiC/7055Al composites with enhanced interface bonding were successfully fabricated by incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNT) through the powder metallurgy method. SiC particles are distributed within the grain boundaries and form a network structure, while CNTs are situated at the interface between the SiC particles and the matrix alloy. The network structure of SiC in the composites effectively enhances the load-bearing capacity. The incorporation of CNTs with a high aspect ratio plays a crucial role in inhibiting both the initiation and propagation of cracks, while also minimizing the spalling of SiC particles during the friction processes. The synergistic effect significantly enhanced the mechanical properties and tribological properties of the composites. The composite containing 5 % SiC and 0.05 % CNT demonstrates the optimal tribological properties, and the wear mechanism is mild abrasive wear and fatigue wear, whereas other composites exhibit fatigue wear.
期刊介绍:
Vacuum is an international rapid publications journal with a focus on short communication. All papers are peer-reviewed, with the review process for short communication geared towards very fast turnaround times. The journal also published full research papers, thematic issues and selected papers from leading conferences.
A report in Vacuum should represent a major advance in an area that involves a controlled environment at pressures of one atmosphere or below.
The scope of the journal includes:
1. Vacuum; original developments in vacuum pumping and instrumentation, vacuum measurement, vacuum gas dynamics, gas-surface interactions, surface treatment for UHV applications and low outgassing, vacuum melting, sintering, and vacuum metrology. Technology and solutions for large-scale facilities (e.g., particle accelerators and fusion devices). New instrumentation ( e.g., detectors and electron microscopes).
2. Plasma science; advances in PVD, CVD, plasma-assisted CVD, ion sources, deposition processes and analysis.
3. Surface science; surface engineering, surface chemistry, surface analysis, crystal growth, ion-surface interactions and etching, nanometer-scale processing, surface modification.
4. Materials science; novel functional or structural materials. Metals, ceramics, and polymers. Experiments, simulations, and modelling for understanding structure-property relationships. Thin films and coatings. Nanostructures and ion implantation.