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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 7-12Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2007.09.019
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Al2O3/aluminum alloy composite; Resistivity; Four-points bending strength; Image analysis
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- National Science Council of the Republic of China [NSC-95-2623-7-006-008-D]
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Porous aluminum oxide (Al2O3) preforms were formed by sintering in air at 1200 degrees C for 2 It. A356, 6061, and 1050 aluminum alloys were infiltrated into the preforms by squeeze casting in order to fabricate Al2O3/A356, Al2O3/6061, and Al2O3/1050 composites, respectively, with different volumes of aluminum alloy content. The content of aluminum alloy in the composites was 10-40% by volume. The resistivity of Al2O3/A356, Al2O3/6061, and Al2O3/1050 composites decreased dramatically from 6.41 x 10(12) to 9.77 x 10(-4), 7.28 x 10(-4), and 6.24 x 10(-4) Omega M, respectively, the four-points bending strength increased from 397 to 443, 435.1, 407.2 MPa, respectively, and the deviations were smaller than 2%. From SEM microstructural analysis and TEM bright field images, the pore volume fraction and the relative density of the composites were the most important factors that affected the physical and mechanical properties. The ceramic phase and alloy phase in Al2O3/aluminum alloy composites were found to be homogenized and uniformly distributed using electrical and mechanical properties analysis, microstructure analysis, and image analysis. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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