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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 10/2014

01-10-2014

Microwave-assisted sintering of Al–ZrO2 nano-composites

Authors: M. Rajabi, M. M. Khodai, N. Askari

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 10/2014

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Abstract

In this project, nano-ZrO2 particles were dispersed in aluminum powder by a Y-shape mixer. The particle size of ZrO2 powder was <40 nm and the amount of ZrO2 reinforcement varies from 3 to 15 %. The mixed powders were compacted. Subsequently the compacted discs were sintered both in the microwave oven and in the conventional muffle furnace. Using microwave-assisted sintering method led to the reduction of sintering time to 15 min. Micro-structural studies of the nano-composites indicated that there is relatively uniform distribution of the reinforcement in the matrix. Aluminum metal matrix nano-composites samples were characterized by micro-hardness measurements, optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Mechanical properties reveal that the presence of nano-ZrO2 particles has improved significantly the strength. The optimum amount of ZrO2 reinforcement has been determined to be 6 %.
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Metadata
Title
Microwave-assisted sintering of Al–ZrO2 nano-composites
Authors
M. Rajabi
M. M. Khodai
N. Askari
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2206-6

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