Abstract:
In order to research the interfacing connection mechanism between the reinforced particles and metal matrix of the metal matrix composites in a severe plastic deformation (SPD) process, equal channel angular pressing and torsion (ECAP-T) process was used to fabricate bulk 10wt% SiC
P/Al matrix composites at lower heating temperature. And the interfacial reaction and element diffusion between SiC particles and pure Al, occurred by deformation of ECAP-T one, two and four passes, were investigated. The interface and element diffusion were studied by TEM and XPS. Results show that even at a lower processing temperature outside, Al can still react with SiO
2 layer on the SiC particle surfaces and form an interface layer mainly made of Al
2O
3. The diffusion coefficient of Al is enhanced by about 10
16 times during the ECAP-T deformation in comparison with the theoretically calculated value. The enhanced diffusion attribute to not only the increase of interface temperature but also the presence of a high density of lattice defects such as vacancies, dislocations produced by ECAP-T deformation.