Microstructure and mechanical properties of micro/nano B4C particle reinforced 6061Al matrix composites
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摘要: 采用先进粉末冶金技术(放电等离子烧结+热挤压)制备了三种体积分数(3vol%、5vol%、7vol%)的微/纳B4C增强6061Al复合材料,对不同制备阶段复合材料的微观组织(SEM、TEM、EBSD)进行观察分析,对复合材料的纳米压痕行为及拉伸性能进行测试。结果表明:烧结后B4C颗粒在基体中呈“网状”分布;挤压变形后B4C颗粒在基体实现弥散均匀分布。挤压变形后,纳米B4C在晶内及晶界均有分布,纳米B4C对位错的钉扎作用使得基体积累大量位错,提供驱动力并越过动态回复,使内部再结晶比例高达74%。当B4C体积分数为3vol%时,挤压态B4C/6061Al复合材料的抗拉强度、屈服强度及延伸率为219 MPa、88 MPa和22.5%,断裂形貌中呈现大量韧窝。Abstract: Micro/nano B4C particle reinforced 6061Al composites with three volume fractions (3vol%, 5vol%, 7vol%) were prepared by advanced powder metallurgy technology (spark plasma sintering +hot extrusion). The microstructure evolution at different stages was observed by SEM, TEM and EBSD. The nano-indentation behavior, tensile properties and friction and wear properties were also tested. Results show that B4C particles distribute in a network structure after sintering, and the B4C particles are dispersed uniformly after extrusion. The nano-B4C particles are distributed in the grains and grain boundaries. The pinning effect of nano-B4C on the dislocation accumulates a large number of dislocations in the matrix, which provides driving force and overrides the dynamic recovery. Finally, the recrystallization ratio reaches 74%. When the volume fraction of B4C is 3vol%, the tensile strength, yield strength and elongation of as-extruded B4C/6061Al composites are 219 MPa, 88 MPa and 22.5%, and a large number of dimples appear in the fracture morphology.
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Key words:
- micro/nano B4C /
- composites /
- interface /
- fracture mechanism /
- friction-wear
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表 1 烧结态、挤压态B4C/6061Al复合材料的极限拉伸强度、屈服强度和延伸率
Table 1. Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation of as-sintered and as-extruded B4C/6061Al composites
B4C/vol% UTS/MPa YS/MPa Elongation/% As-SPSed 0 138 65 18 3 178 78 13 5 150 92 7 7 158 117 6 As-extruded 0 190 77 25 3 219 88 22.5 5 209 95 20 7 190 114 7.5 -
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