Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 119-131Publisher
JOURNAL MATER SCI TECHNOL
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2021.01.077
Keywords
6082 aluminum alloy; SiCp; Aluminum matrix composites; Squeeze casting; Microstructure; Mechanical properties
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2020YFB2008300, 2020YFB2008304]
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing in CSU [Kfkt2019-01]
- Analytical and Testing Center, HUST
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The addition of SiCp and squeeze casting have significant impacts on microstructure and mechanical properties of the 6082 aluminum alloy. The use of SiCp and squeeze casting can significantly improve the mechanical properties of the 6082 aluminum alloy, including increasing tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, elastic modulus and hardness.
In order to improve mechanical properties of 6082 aluminum alloy, the SiCp/Al 6082 composites were prepared by the addition of the micron-sized SiC particles combined with the squeeze casting. The effects of the SiCp content and squeeze casting on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the 6082 aluminum alloy were investigated by SEM, EDS, TEM, tensile testing and hardness testing analysis methods. Research results exhibited that the SiCp content and squeeze casting had a significant impact on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the 6082 aluminum alloy. The addition of the SiCp refined the grain size of the 6082 aluminum alloy while caused the increase of the porosity with increasing the SiCp content, especially in the permanent mold casting condition. Compared to the permanent mold casting, the squeeze casting obviously reduced pore defects, refined grain size and made the SiCp distribute evenly as well as bond tightly with the Al matrix. The tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, elastic modulus and hardness of the 6082 aluminum alloy obtained with the SiCp and squeeze casting were remarkably improved, and the optimal mechanical properties were obtained with a 2 wt.% SiCp, and they increased 10.73 %, 72.7 %, 193.9 %, 23.5 % and 25.2 %, respectively, compared to those of the 6082 aluminum alloy obtained without SiCp and squeeze casting. The fracture surface of the SiCp/Al 6082 composites obtained with the squeeze casting was dense and exhibited a ductile fracture mode. (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science &
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