Characterization Investigations of 2 wt% LaB6 Particulate-Reinforced Al-7 wt% Si Matrix Composites Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy Methods

In this study, first of all, sub-micron LaB 6 reinforcing particles were synthesized in the size range of 100–500 nm via mechanochemical synthesis and leaching steps. Afterwards, Al-7 wt% Si matrix alloy and 2 wt% laboratory synthesized LaB 6 powders were mechanically alloyed (MA’d) at different dur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Metals and materials international 2020, 26(6), , pp.827-843
Hauptverfasser: Mertdinç, Sıddıka, Ağaoğulları, Duygu, Tekoğlu, Emre, Öveçoğlu, M. Lütfi
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, first of all, sub-micron LaB 6 reinforcing particles were synthesized in the size range of 100–500 nm via mechanochemical synthesis and leaching steps. Afterwards, Al-7 wt% Si matrix alloy and 2 wt% laboratory synthesized LaB 6 powders were mechanically alloyed (MA’d) at different durations to constitute Al-7 wt% Si/2 wt% LaB 6 . Followed by compaction under a pressure of 450 MPa in a uniaxial cold press, samples were sintered at 570 °C for 2 h in flowing Ar gas atmosphere. Microstructural characterizations of the powders and sintered samples were performed using X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) techniques. Effects of both MA (0, 1, 4 and 8 h) and LaB 6 reinforcement (0 and 2 wt%) on the mechanical properties of the composites were determined in terms of microhardness and dry sliding tests. Both MA process and LaB 6 reinforcement were found to make positive contribution to the hardness and wear resistance values. As-blended and sintered Al-7 wt% Si matrix alloy had a hardness value of 0.43 GPa. On the other hand, 8 h MA’d and sintered Al-7 wt% Si/2 wt% LaB 6 composite had the highest hardness (0.97 GPa) and the 4 h MA’d one had the lowest wear rate (3.25 × 10 −6  mm 3 /N mm) among all the sintered samples. The hardness and wear resistance values were increased by approximately 2 times in the 4 h MA’d and sintered Al-7 wt% Si-2 wt% LaB 6 composite compared to its 1 h MA’d counterpart. Graphic Abstract
ISSN:1598-9623
2005-4149
DOI:10.1007/s12540-019-00356-6