Mechanical Properties of a Low-thermal-expansion Aluminum/Silicon Composite Produced by Powder Metallurgy

Liu Y.Q.^*, Wei S.H., Fan J.Z., Ma Z.L., Zuo T.

Fig. 3. Tensile and flexural strength vs coefficient of thermal expansion of 65%SiAl composite in comparison with the data in literature, with an inset revealing the relationship between the flexural strength and Si particle size roughly showing the trend, but not the quantitative relationship.