TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of whisker surface treatment on the strength of Al18B4O33/Al alloy composites
AU - Pan, J.
AU - Lee, S. P.
AU - Yoshida, M.
AU - Sasaki, G.
AU - Fuyama, N.
AU - Fujii, T.
AU - Fukunaga, H.
PY - 2001/12/1
Y1 - 2001/12/1
N2 - In order to increase the whisker preform strength and decrease the interfacial reactivity between Al18B4O33 whisker and aluminum alloy, three kinds of whisker surface treatments have been carried out. They were SiO2 binder addition, magnesium deposition coating and spinel (MgAl2O4) coating. By a low vacuum evaporation technique (under vacuum 10 Pa at 650°C for 1 h), magnesium was deposited on the whiskers uniformly. Magnesium deposition reacted with the whisker at 800°C for 0.5 h in air to create a MgAl2O4 layer (8-10 nm in thickness) on the whisker. Three kinds of surface-treated whiskers and the untreated whisker were used to reinforce AC4CH aluminum alloy by squeeze casting method. Those surface treatments could increase the strength of whisker preform and hence decreased the preform deformation during squeeze casting. However, SiO2 binder did not prevent the interfacial reaction. Being similar to untreated whisker composite, SiO2 added whisker composite had a deterioration of strength after T6 treatment. Magnesium coating just avoided the interfacial reaction of Al18B4O33 whisker with the matrix but did not prevent that with the magnesium coating itself. After T6 treatment, the strength decrease due to whisker damage and the strength increase from the matrix age strengthening did not change the total strength of composites. MgAl2O4 coating existed as an effective barrier to prevent the interfacial reaction. During T6 treating, no further whisker damage occurred and the matrix was strengthened. This produced considerable enhancement of the composite strength.
AB - In order to increase the whisker preform strength and decrease the interfacial reactivity between Al18B4O33 whisker and aluminum alloy, three kinds of whisker surface treatments have been carried out. They were SiO2 binder addition, magnesium deposition coating and spinel (MgAl2O4) coating. By a low vacuum evaporation technique (under vacuum 10 Pa at 650°C for 1 h), magnesium was deposited on the whiskers uniformly. Magnesium deposition reacted with the whisker at 800°C for 0.5 h in air to create a MgAl2O4 layer (8-10 nm in thickness) on the whisker. Three kinds of surface-treated whiskers and the untreated whisker were used to reinforce AC4CH aluminum alloy by squeeze casting method. Those surface treatments could increase the strength of whisker preform and hence decreased the preform deformation during squeeze casting. However, SiO2 binder did not prevent the interfacial reaction. Being similar to untreated whisker composite, SiO2 added whisker composite had a deterioration of strength after T6 treatment. Magnesium coating just avoided the interfacial reaction of Al18B4O33 whisker with the matrix but did not prevent that with the magnesium coating itself. After T6 treatment, the strength decrease due to whisker damage and the strength increase from the matrix age strengthening did not change the total strength of composites. MgAl2O4 coating existed as an effective barrier to prevent the interfacial reaction. During T6 treating, no further whisker damage occurred and the matrix was strengthened. This produced considerable enhancement of the composite strength.
KW - Aluminum alloy
KW - Aluminum borate whisker
KW - Interfacial reaction
KW - Mg-deposition
KW - Spinel coating
KW - Squeeze casting
KW - Tensile strength
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U2 - 10.1163/156855101753415328
DO - 10.1163/156855101753415328
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035575389
VL - 10
SP - 299
EP - 307
JO - Advanced Composite Materials
JF - Advanced Composite Materials
SN - 0924-3046
IS - 4
ER -