For the manufacture of Al-based metalmatrix composites, the foundry productionroute can provide less expensive products witha greater flexibility in meeting designer’s needsamong a vaviety of fablication routes. Rece...For the manufacture of Al-based metalmatrix composites, the foundry productionroute can provide less expensive products witha greater flexibility in meeting designer’s needsamong a vaviety of fablication routes. Recent-ly, a commercially produced foundry ingot,the Duralcan composite of A356 Al alloy +20展开更多
A356–carbon nanofibers（CNFs） composites with different contents of CNFs were fabricated by ultrasonic vibration casting to investigate the effect of CNFs in the matrix on the mechanical properties and wear resistan...A356–carbon nanofibers（CNFs） composites with different contents of CNFs were fabricated by ultrasonic vibration casting to investigate the effect of CNFs in the matrix on the mechanical properties and wear resistance. The worn surfaces were investigated using scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. As the CNFs content was increased, strength,hardness and wear resistance were significantly enhanced and the coefficient of friction was extremely reduced. The nanocomposite containing 1.2 wt% of CNFs exhibited more than 109 HV in hardness and less than 0.35 in the coefficient of friction. Compared with the as-cast matrix, the wear rate of the optimal composite was less than one-third of the matrix sample and the microhardness exhibited about 47% enhancement of the matrix. Meanwhile, steadier and lower friction coefficient was also achieved by the composite. CNFs were observed to be either partially or fully crushed forming a carbon film that covered the surface and acted as a solid lubricant, enhancing the wear behavior significantly.展开更多
文摘For the manufacture of Al-based metalmatrix composites, the foundry productionroute can provide less expensive products witha greater flexibility in meeting designer’s needsamong a vaviety of fablication routes. Recent-ly, a commercially produced foundry ingot,the Duralcan composite of A356 Al alloy +20
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51364035)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (No. 20171BAB206034)
文摘A356–carbon nanofibers（CNFs） composites with different contents of CNFs were fabricated by ultrasonic vibration casting to investigate the effect of CNFs in the matrix on the mechanical properties and wear resistance. The worn surfaces were investigated using scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. As the CNFs content was increased, strength,hardness and wear resistance were significantly enhanced and the coefficient of friction was extremely reduced. The nanocomposite containing 1.2 wt% of CNFs exhibited more than 109 HV in hardness and less than 0.35 in the coefficient of friction. Compared with the as-cast matrix, the wear rate of the optimal composite was less than one-third of the matrix sample and the microhardness exhibited about 47% enhancement of the matrix. Meanwhile, steadier and lower friction coefficient was also achieved by the composite. CNFs were observed to be either partially or fully crushed forming a carbon film that covered the surface and acted as a solid lubricant, enhancing the wear behavior significantly.
