期刊
METALS
卷 11, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met11122004
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metal matrix nanocomposites; ultrasonication; wettability; dispersion; silica
Metal matrix nanocomposites have lightweight high-strength properties but commonly suffer from poor wetting between nanomaterials and metals, leading to issues such as agglomeration and reduced mechanical performance. Research shows that using high-intensity ultrasonic agitation can effectively improve the affinity between nano-silica particles and the host aluminum matrix, enhancing ductility.
Metal matrix nanocomposites are a newly developed materials with promising applications in a wide variety of areas, ranging from medical to aerospace structures, owing to their lightweight high-strength properties. A light metal like aluminum is usually strengthened by a reinforcing agent of carbides, nitrides, oxides, carbon-based materials, or even elementals to boost the mechanical performance without sacrificing lightweight; however, almost all reinforcing nanomaterials are commonly poorly wetted by metals leading to agglomerations, clusterings, among other problems, with diminished ductility and overall mechanical performance. To tackle the mentioned problems, a number of strategies including coatings, thermal, mechanical, or chemical treatments may be followed. In the present study, a particular focus is paid on the mechanical dispersion of nano-silica particles in a molten A356 alloy through applying high-intensity ultrasonic agitations in order to improve dispersibility, wettability, and interfacial affinity. Nano-silica being an inexpensive high-strength nanomaterial is added to an A356 aluminum alloy melt and then dispersed and distributed by a 2-kW power ultrasonic system. Experimental results including microscopic observations and those mechanical experimentations revealed that the ultrasonication of the aforesaid solid-liquid system may greatly improve the affinity between the de-agglomerated nano-silica particles and the host aluminum matrix with enhanced ductility.
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