J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1998, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 33-36.

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Tensile Creep Behaviour of Silicon Carbide Particulate Reinforced Aluminium Composite

Zongyi MA; Jing BI and Yuxiong LU (Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015, China)   

  • Received:1998-01-28 Revised:1998-01-28 Online:1998-01-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Tensile creep tests were carried out on 15SiC (vol.pct) particulate reinforced commercial pure aluminum (15%SiCp/Al) composite at 573 and 623 K. The steady state creep stage exists at the applied stresses under the condition of tension. The 15%SiCp/Al composite exhibits an apparent stress exponent of about 13 and an apparent activation energy of 253 kJ/mol. The creep data were normalized using a substructure invariant model with a stress exponent of 8 together with a threshold stress.