Thixomixing as Novel Method for Fabrication Aluminum Composite with Carbon and Alumina Fibers
This study focuses on a novel method for dispersion
and distribution of reinforcement under high intensive shear stress to
produce metal composites. The polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based short
carbon fiber (Csf) and Nextel 610 alumina fiber were dispersed under
high intensive shearing at mushy zone in semi-solid of A356 by a
novel method. The bundles and clusters were embedded by
infiltration of slurry into the clusters, thus leading to a uniform
microstructure. The fibers were embedded homogenously into the
aluminum around 576-580°C with around 46% of solid fraction.
Other experiments at 615°C and 568°C which are contained 0% and
90% solid respectively were not successful for dispersion and
infiltration of aluminum into bundles of Csf. The alumina fiber has
been cracked by high shearing load. The morphologies and
crystalline phase were evaluated by SEM and XRD. The adopted
thixo-process effectively improved the adherence and distribution of
Csf into Al that can be developed to produce various composites by
thixomixing.
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characteristics of innovative Al6061-carbon fiber rod metal matrix
composites", Mater Des, vol. 50, no., pp.597-605, 2013.
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reinforced, aluminium matrix composite by potassium iodide (KI) -
Potassium hexafluoro-titanate (K2TiF6) flux", Materialwiss
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carbon fiber reinforced carbon foam composites", Mater Lett, vol. 63,
no. 1, pp.25-7, 2009.
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metal matrix composites under intensive shearing", Diffus Defect Data,
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2008.
[6] Hajjari E, Divandari M, and Mirhabibi AR. "The effect of applied
pressure on fracture surface and tensile properties of nickel coated
continuous carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites fabricated by
squeeze casting", Mater Des, vol. 31, no. 5, pp.2381-6, 2010.
[7] Zhang H, Loukus J, and Loukus A. "Improvement of the bonding
interface in hybrid fiber/particle preform reinforced Al matrix
composite", Mater Lett, vol. 63, no. 2, pp.310-2, 2009.
[8] Deng X, and Chawla N. "Modeling the effect of particle clustering on
the mechanical behavior of SiC particle reinforced Al matrix
composites", J Mater Sci, vol. 41, no. 17, pp.5731-4, 2006.
[9] Pelleg J, Ashkenazi D, and Ganor M. "The influence of a third element
on the interface reactions in metal-matrix composites (MMC): Algraphite
system", Mater Sci Eng A, vol. 281, no. 1-2, pp.239-47, 2000.
[10] Venkata Siva S, Sahoo K, Ganguly R, and Dash R. "Effect of Hot
Working on Structure and Tribological Properties of Aluminium
Reinforced with Aluminium Oxide Particulates", J Mater Eng Perform,
vol., no., pp.1-6, 2011.
[11] Tzamtzis S, Barekar NS, Hari Babu N, Patel J, Dhindaw BK, and Fan Z.
"Processing of advanced Al/SiC particulate metal matrix composites
under intensive shearing - A novel Rheo-process", Compos Pt A-Appl
Sci Manuf, vol. 40, no. 2, pp.144-51, 2009.
[12] Alexandrou AN. On the modeling of semisolid suspensions.
Aachen2008. p. 17-23.
[13] Atkinson HV. "Modelling the semisolid processing of metallic alloys",
Prog Mater Sci, vol. 50, no. 3, pp.341-412, 2005.
[14] Burgos GR, Alexandrou AN, and Entov V. "Thixotropic rheology of
semisolid metal suspensions", J Mater Process Technol, vol. 110, no. 2,
pp.164-76, 2001.
[15] Lee J-C, Byun J-Y, Park S-B, and Lee H-I. "Prediction of Si contents to
suppress the formation of Al4C3 in the SiCp/Al composite", Acta Mater,
vol. 46, no. 5, pp.1771-80, 1998.
[16] Matsunaga T, Matsuda K, Hatayama T, Shinozaki K, and Yoshida M.
"Fabrication of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced aluminummagnesium
alloy composite wires using ultrasonic infiltration method",
vol. 38, no. 8, pp.1902-11, 2007.
[1] Ramesh CS, Adarsha H, Pramod S, and Khan Z. "Tribological
characteristics of innovative Al6061-carbon fiber rod metal matrix
composites", Mater Des, vol. 50, no., pp.597-605, 2013.
[2] Juhasz KL, Baumli P, and Kaptay G. "Fabrication of carbon fibre
reinforced, aluminium matrix composite by potassium iodide (KI) -
Potassium hexafluoro-titanate (K2TiF6) flux", Materialwiss
Werkstofftech, vol. 43, no. 4, pp.310-4, 2012.
[3] Wang X, Luo R, Ni Y, Zhang R, and Wang S. "Properties of chopped
carbon fiber reinforced carbon foam composites", Mater Lett, vol. 63,
no. 1, pp.25-7, 2009.
[4] Bakshi SR, Lahiri D, and Agarwal A. "Carbon nanotube reinforced
metal matrix composites - a review", vol. 55, no. 1, pp.41-64, 2010.
[5] Hari Babu N, Tzamtzis S, Barekar N, Patel J, and Fan Z. "Fabrication of
metal matrix composites under intensive shearing", Diffus Defect Data,
Solid State Data B, Solid State Phenom, vol. 141-143, no., pp.373-8,
2008.
[6] Hajjari E, Divandari M, and Mirhabibi AR. "The effect of applied
pressure on fracture surface and tensile properties of nickel coated
continuous carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites fabricated by
squeeze casting", Mater Des, vol. 31, no. 5, pp.2381-6, 2010.
[7] Zhang H, Loukus J, and Loukus A. "Improvement of the bonding
interface in hybrid fiber/particle preform reinforced Al matrix
composite", Mater Lett, vol. 63, no. 2, pp.310-2, 2009.
[8] Deng X, and Chawla N. "Modeling the effect of particle clustering on
the mechanical behavior of SiC particle reinforced Al matrix
composites", J Mater Sci, vol. 41, no. 17, pp.5731-4, 2006.
[9] Pelleg J, Ashkenazi D, and Ganor M. "The influence of a third element
on the interface reactions in metal-matrix composites (MMC): Algraphite
system", Mater Sci Eng A, vol. 281, no. 1-2, pp.239-47, 2000.
[10] Venkata Siva S, Sahoo K, Ganguly R, and Dash R. "Effect of Hot
Working on Structure and Tribological Properties of Aluminium
Reinforced with Aluminium Oxide Particulates", J Mater Eng Perform,
vol., no., pp.1-6, 2011.
[11] Tzamtzis S, Barekar NS, Hari Babu N, Patel J, Dhindaw BK, and Fan Z.
"Processing of advanced Al/SiC particulate metal matrix composites
under intensive shearing - A novel Rheo-process", Compos Pt A-Appl
Sci Manuf, vol. 40, no. 2, pp.144-51, 2009.
[12] Alexandrou AN. On the modeling of semisolid suspensions.
Aachen2008. p. 17-23.
[13] Atkinson HV. "Modelling the semisolid processing of metallic alloys",
Prog Mater Sci, vol. 50, no. 3, pp.341-412, 2005.
[14] Burgos GR, Alexandrou AN, and Entov V. "Thixotropic rheology of
semisolid metal suspensions", J Mater Process Technol, vol. 110, no. 2,
pp.164-76, 2001.
[15] Lee J-C, Byun J-Y, Park S-B, and Lee H-I. "Prediction of Si contents to
suppress the formation of Al4C3 in the SiCp/Al composite", Acta Mater,
vol. 46, no. 5, pp.1771-80, 1998.
[16] Matsunaga T, Matsuda K, Hatayama T, Shinozaki K, and Yoshida M.
"Fabrication of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced aluminummagnesium
alloy composite wires using ultrasonic infiltration method",
vol. 38, no. 8, pp.1902-11, 2007.
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and distribution of reinforcement under high intensive shear stress to
produce metal composites. The polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based short
carbon fiber (Csf) and Nextel 610 alumina fiber were dispersed under
high intensive shearing at mushy zone in semi-solid of A356 by a
novel method. The bundles and clusters were embedded by
infiltration of slurry into the clusters, thus leading to a uniform
microstructure. The fibers were embedded homogenously into the
aluminum around 576-580°C with around 46% of solid fraction.
Other experiments at 615°C and 568°C which are contained 0% and
90% solid respectively were not successful for dispersion and
infiltration of aluminum into bundles of Csf. The alumina fiber has
been cracked by high shearing load. The morphologies and
crystalline phase were evaluated by SEM and XRD. The adopted
thixo-process effectively improved the adherence and distribution of
Csf into Al that can be developed to produce various composites by
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