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Preparation of CaB6-Reinforced Al/Al-Si Composites and Study of the Comprehensive Properties.
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International Journal of Metalcasting . May2024, p1-10. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In this paper, Al-CaB6 alloys were prepared by in situ melt reaction. The CaB6 particles through in situ growth are cubic with a regular shape, evenly distributed in the Al matrix. By edge-to-edge matching model’s calculation, mismatch between CaB6 particles and α-Al was ~2.34%, which is less than 6%, so CaB6 can serve as the core of α-Al nucleation. When the amount of CaB6 addition reaches 6 wt.%, hardness of the Al-CaB6 alloy reached 34.4 HV. Besides, CaB6-particle reinforced hypereutectic Al-Si composites were prepared, and the positive influence of CaB6 particles on microstructure and properties of hypereutectic Al-Si composites was studied. The CaB6 particles show significant effect on the modification of primary silicon. Owing to the addition of CaB6 particles, the hardness of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys increased and the hardness of Al-18Si-CaB6 reached 95.1 HV. The electrochemical test of the manufactured composites revealed that the corrosion resistance of Al-18Si-CaB6 composites improved as the amount of CaB6 particle content increased. This work serves as a reference for the investigation of Al and Al-Si composites reinforced with ceramic particles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19395981
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Metalcasting
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177410043
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-024-01361-1