Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 473, Issue 1-2, Pages 116-122Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.05.069
Keywords
Metal matrix composites; Nanostructured materials; Mechanical alloying; Sintering; Powder metallurgy
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- Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC)
- Sharif University of Technology (SUT)
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High strength Al-AlN composites were synthesized via high-energy milling and sintering technique. Al-Xwt.% AlN (X=0, 2.5. 5 and 10) composite powders were milled in a planetary ball mill for 25 h. Morphology, particle size distribution, crystallite size, micro-strain, and microhardness of milled powders were studied. Ball-milled powders were degassed at 400 degrees C for 30 min. After uniaxial cold compaction, composite compacts were sintered at 650 degrees C for 20, 30 and 60 min under N-2 atmosphere. Effects of reinforcement content, degassing treatment and sintering time on the sinterability of powders were investigated. The results revealed that the sinterability was degraded by increasing the reinforcement content, particularly above 5 wt.% AlN. Nevertheless, the sinterability of compacts was improved by degassing treatment. Near full density (>99% of theoretical density) compacts were produced by consolidation of degassed powders reinforced with AlN particles up to 5 wt.%. Additionally, rate of densification was reduced at higher reinforcement content. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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