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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Metalworking of a Spherical Particle Reinforced Aluminum Composite
Author : William C. Harrigan Jr.
Published in: ICAA13 Pittsburgh
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Gamma Technology has developed a new reinforcement for aluminum matrix composites. The reinforcement is spheroidized-alumina that allows us to manufacture high strength composites. These composites have been extruded, forged and ring rolled in order to develop near net shape preforms for manufacture of parts. This paper will discuss the metalworking operations as well as the mechanical properties of the parts that have been made. The paper will also discuss the machining of the parts since the parts were made with coated carbide tools, not diamond tools that are required for machining other aluminum composites.