Microstructure and mechanical behavior of CF-B4C/Al neutron absorbing composites
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摘要: 基于B4C良好的中子吸收性能和碳纤维(CF)慢化中子的性能,采用真空热压烧结方法制备了集结构与功能一体具有不同CF含量的CF-B4C混合增强6061Al基复合材料,并对热轧后的组织形貌和力学性能进行分析。结果表明,大变形量热轧后B4C颗粒和CF分布较均匀,没有出现大面积的聚集现象,但是少量B4C颗粒和CF在轧制压力的作用下发生了断裂。当变形量达到60%时,复合材料的抗拉强度可达(265±3) MPa,与6061Al合金的抗拉强度相比,不同厚度的CF-B4C/Al复合材料的抗拉强度分别提高了80%和112%。随着CF含量的增加,CF-B4C/Al复合材料的强度和延伸率均减小。当CF含量达到5wt%时,断裂的主要原因是有纤维的聚集及纤维沿断裂方向排布。Abstract: Based on the good neutron absorption property of B4C and the moderated neutron property of carbon fiber (CF), CF-B4C mixed-reinforced 6061Al matrix composites with different CF contents were prepared by vacuum hot pressing sintering method. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were analyzed. After hot rolling with large deformation, the B4C particles are distributed evenly without large area of particle aggregation, but a small amount of B4C particles and CF are brittle. When the deformation reaches 60%, the tensile strength of the material can reach (265±3) MPa. Compared with the tensile strength of 6061Al alloy, the tensile strength values of CF-B4C/Al composites with different thicknesses increase by 80% and 112% respectively. With the increase of CF content, the strength and elongation of CF-B4C/Al composites decrease. When the content of CF reaches 5wt%, the main reason of fracture is the aggregation of fibers and the arrangement of fibers along the fracture direction.
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表 1 6061铝合金化学成分
Table 1. Chemical composition of 6061Al alloy
wt% Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Cr Zn Ti Al 0.6 0.7 0.25 0.15 0.8 0.1 0.25 0.15 Rest 表 2 B4C化学成分
Table 2. Chemical composition of B4C
wt% B C Ca Fe Si F Cl 80.0 18.1 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.025 0.075 表 3 CF-B4C/Al复合材料的拉伸性能
Table 3. Tensile properties of CF-B4C/Al composites
Carbon fiber content/wt% Deformation/% σ0.2/MPa σUTS/MPa ε/% 1 40 154.3 198.2 2.92 1 50 161 216.7 2.88 1 60 184.6 268 1.89 5 40 132.7 175.6 2.18 5 50 140.5 182.3 2.36 5 60 142.3 185.2 2.78 Notes: σ0.2—Yield strength; σUTS—Ultimate strength; ε—Ultimate elongation after aging. -
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