J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 1825-1830.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2019.04.019

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Thermally stable microstructures and mechanical properties of B4C-Al composite with in-situ formed Mg(Al)B2

Yangtao Zhoua, Yuning Zana, Shijian Zhenga*(), Xiaohong Shaoa, Qianqian Jina, Bo Zhanga, Quanzhao Wangb, Bolv Xiaoa, Xiuliang Maac, Zongyi Maa*()   

  1. a Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    b Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    c School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2019-03-29 Revised:2019-04-12 Accepted:2019-04-19 Online:2019-09-20 Published:2019-07-26
  • Contact: Zheng Shijian,Ma Zongyi
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    1 These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract:

B4C particulate-reinforced 6061Al composite was fabricated by powder metallurgy method. The as-rolled composite possesses high tensile strength which is comparable to that of the peak-aged 6061Al alloy. More importantly, the microstructures and mechanical properties are thermally stable during long-term holding at elevated temperature (400 °C). The microstructual contributions to the strength of the composite were discussed. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis indicates that the in-situ formed reinforcement Mg(Al)B2, as products of the interfacial reactions between B4C and the aluminum matrix, show not only good resistance to thermal coarsening but also strong pinning effect to the grain boundaries in the alloy matrix.

Key words: B4C-Al composites, Thermal stability, In-situ reinforcement, Grain boundaries, Solute segregation