Break through the strength-ductility trade-off dilemma in aluminum matrix composites via precipitation-assisted interface tailoring

Y Ma, H Chen, MX Zhang, A Addad, Y Kong… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Strength-ductility trade-off is usually an inevitable scenario in most engineering materials,
including metal matrix composites (MMCs) where reinforcement particles significantly …

Applications of reinforcement particles in the fabrication of aluminium metal matrix composites by friction stir processing-a review

K Adiga, MA Herbert, SS Rao, A Shettigar - Manufacturing Review, 2022 - mfr.edp-open.org
Composite materials possess advantages like high strength and stiffness with low density
and prove their essentiality in the aviation sector. Aluminium metal matrix composites …

Atomic-scale investigation of the interface precipitation in a TiB2 nanoparticles reinforced Al–Zn–Mg–Cu matrix composite

Y Ma, A Addad, G Ji, MX Zhang, W Lefebvre, Z Chen… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of nanosized reinforcement particles on precipitation reactions in age-
hardenable Al alloy matrix composites have been largely unknown. In this work, an Al–Zn …

Mechanical properties of titanium diboride particles reinforced aluminum alloy matrix composites: a comprehensive review

V Mohanavel, M Ravichandran… - … in Materials Science …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aluminum alloys with silicon, magnesium, and copper were extensively used alloying
elements in various applications because of their excellent properties. In recent decades …

Microstructure and mechanical characterization of in situ synthesized AA6061/(TiB2+ Al2O3) hybrid aluminum matrix composites

JDR Selvam, I Dinaharan, SV Philip… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
TiB 2 and Al 2 O 3 particulates reinforced AA6061 aluminum matrix composites (AMCs)
were synthesized by in-situ reaction of titanium (Ti) and boric acid (H 3 BO 3) powders with …

Effect of multi-pass friction stir processing on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al3Ti/A356 composites

R Yang, Z Zhang, Y Zhao, G Chen, Y Guo, M Liu… - Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract In this paper, Al 3 Ti/A356 composites fabricated by in situ casting were subjected to
multi-pass friction stir processing (FSP) with 100% overlap. The microstructure and …

Simultaneous improvement of mechanical strength, ductility and corrosion resistance of stir cast Al7075-2% SiC micro-and nanocomposites by friction stir processing

A Kumar, K Pal, S Mula - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2017 - Elsevier
Present work investigates the mechanisms of simultaneous improvement of tensile
properties, wear properties and corrosion resistance of stir cast Al7075–2 wt.% SiC micro …

Multi-scale study of microstructure evolution in hot extruded nano-sized TiB2 particle reinforced aluminum composites

Z Chen, GA Sun, Y Wu, MH Mathon, A Borbely… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution of in-situ TiB 2 nano-particle reinforced AlZnMgCu composites
during hot extrusion was investigated from micro to macro scales by a combination of …

Evaluation of the microstructure and wear behaviour of AA6063-B4C/TiB2 mono and hybrid composite layers produced by friction stir processing

M Narimani, B Lotfi, Z Sadeghian - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Friction stir processing (FSP) was used to produce mono and hybrid surface composite
layers of aluminium matrix containing B 4 C and TiB 2 particles. For this purpose the AA6063 …

Influence of friction stir processing on microstructure and properties of AA7075/TiB2 in situ composite

HBM Rajan, I Dinaharan, S Ramabalan… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Friction stir processing (FSP) is a novel solid state method to homogenize the distribution of
particles in aluminum matrix composites (AMCs). AA7075/TiB 2 AMCs were prepared by the …