MICROSTRUCTURAL EVALUATION OF ZrC REINFORCED Al-Cu MATRIX ALLOY COMPOSITES FABRICATED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING AND VACUUM HOT PRESSING


KAFTELEN H., Ünlü N., Öveçoğlu M. L., Henein H.

TMS 2010 Annual Meeting Supplemental Proceedings on Materials Processing and Properties, Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 14 - 18 Şubat 2010, ss.189-192 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Washington
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.189-192
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this work, Al-4wt.%Cu composites comprising two differently sized ZrC reinforcing particles (157 mu m and 8 mu m) were fabricated by high energy ball milling and vacuum hot pressing. Vacuum hot pressing experiments were carried out at 550 degrees C under a pressure of 70 MPa on Al-4wt. %Cu composite powders ball milled for 3h. Effects of reinforcement size on the microstructural and physical properties of the composites were investigated by X ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) techniques. Following vacuum hot pressing, approximately relative density values of 98 % were achieved for all hot pressed Al-4wt.%Cu composites. Highest microhardness values were measured for the hot pressed Al-4wt.%Cu composites containing the smallest sized ZrC reinforcing particles (8 mu m). On the basis of analysis, in addition to the Al, ZrC and Al2Cu phase reflections, a tetragonal Al7Cu2Fe phase was formed due to iron contamination from balls and/or vial in the metal matrix composite during MA process.