The effect of ball milling on the microstructural evolution was investigated during partial remelting of 6061 aluminum alloy prepared by cold-pressing of atomized alloy powders.The results indicate that the microstruc...The effect of ball milling on the microstructural evolution was investigated during partial remelting of 6061 aluminum alloy prepared by cold-pressing of atomized alloy powders.The results indicate that the microstructural evolution of 6061 aluminum alloy can be divided into three stages,the dissolution of eutectic phases and the coarsening and growth behavior of the resulting grains,structural separation and spheroidization of primary particles,and the final coarsening behavior of the particles.Compared with the alloy without ball milling,ball milling accelerates the first stage of microstructural evolution due to the energy stored in the powders,but the latter two stages are slowed down because of the formation of large-sized powders.Moreover,the finer the as-cold-pressed microstructure is,the smaller and more spherical the primary particles in the final semisolid microstructure are.Furthermore,properly elevating the heating temperature is beneficial for obtaining small and spheroidal particles.展开更多
The strengthening effect of fullerenes in aluminum matrix composites was investigated. The composites are produced using a two-step ball-milling technique combined with a hot rolling process. First, fullerene aggregat...The strengthening effect of fullerenes in aluminum matrix composites was investigated. The composites are produced using a two-step ball-milling technique combined with a hot rolling process. First, fullerene aggregates, where fullerene molecules initially come together to form giant particles(~200 μm in diameter) via van der Waals bonding, are shattered into smaller particles(~1 μm in diameter) by planetary milling. Second, primarily ball-milled fullerenes are dispersed in aluminum powder via attrition milling. Finally, aluminum/fullerene composite powder is consolidated by hot-rolling at 480 °C. For the composite sheet, grain refinement strengthening and dispersion hardening by fullerenes are accomplished at the same time, thereby exhibiting HV ~222 of Vickers hardness(e.g., ~740 MPa of yield strength) with only 2%(volume fraction) of fullerenes.展开更多
基金Project(G2010CB635106)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(NCET-10-0023)supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China+1 种基金Project supported by the Program for Hongliu Outstanding Talents of Lanzhou University of Technology,ChinaProject(2014-07)supported by the Basic Scientific Research Expenses of Gansu University,China
文摘The effect of ball milling on the microstructural evolution was investigated during partial remelting of 6061 aluminum alloy prepared by cold-pressing of atomized alloy powders.The results indicate that the microstructural evolution of 6061 aluminum alloy can be divided into three stages,the dissolution of eutectic phases and the coarsening and growth behavior of the resulting grains,structural separation and spheroidization of primary particles,and the final coarsening behavior of the particles.Compared with the alloy without ball milling,ball milling accelerates the first stage of microstructural evolution due to the energy stored in the powders,but the latter two stages are slowed down because of the formation of large-sized powders.Moreover,the finer the as-cold-pressed microstructure is,the smaller and more spherical the primary particles in the final semisolid microstructure are.Furthermore,properly elevating the heating temperature is beneficial for obtaining small and spheroidal particles.
基金supported in part by the New Faculty Research Program 2012 of Kookmin University in Koreathe support from the Priority Research Centers Program (2012-0006680)the Korea-Belarus Joint Research Program (2012-057348) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
文摘The strengthening effect of fullerenes in aluminum matrix composites was investigated. The composites are produced using a two-step ball-milling technique combined with a hot rolling process. First, fullerene aggregates, where fullerene molecules initially come together to form giant particles(~200 μm in diameter) via van der Waals bonding, are shattered into smaller particles(~1 μm in diameter) by planetary milling. Second, primarily ball-milled fullerenes are dispersed in aluminum powder via attrition milling. Finally, aluminum/fullerene composite powder is consolidated by hot-rolling at 480 °C. For the composite sheet, grain refinement strengthening and dispersion hardening by fullerenes are accomplished at the same time, thereby exhibiting HV ~222 of Vickers hardness(e.g., ~740 MPa of yield strength) with only 2%(volume fraction) of fullerenes.
