Abstract
In this study, the mechanical and physical properties of hybrid reinforced (Al/B4C/Ni(K)Gr) metal matrix composite (MMC) materials were investigated. The MMC materials were produced using the powder metallurgy (PM) production method of hot pressing (HP). The aluminum alloy Alumix 13 was used as matrix material and boron carbide (B4C) and nickel-coated graphite (Ni(K)Gr) as reinforcement elements. The microstructural characteristics, hardness, 3-point bending strength and density values of the produced hybrid reinforced MMC materials were determined. The reinforcement element B4C was kept at constant concentration of 8 wt.-%. Four different MMC materials were produced with the addition of 0, 3, 5 and 7 wt.-% Ni(K)Gr in the B4C. From the SEM images of the MMC materials produced by the HP technique, it was observed that the reinforcement element exhibited a uniform distribution. Moreover, the particles showed an approach to each other depending on the particle size and the amount (wt.-%) of the reinforcement element. With increasing graphite content in the structure density, hardness and 3-point bending test values decreased.
Kurzfassung
In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurden die mechanischen und die physikalischen Eigenschaften von hybridverstärkten Al/B4C/Ni(K)Gr Metallmatrixkompositen (Metal Matrix Composite (MMC)) untersucht. Die MMC wurden mittels Pulvermetallurgie (Powder Metallurgy (PM)) und Heißpressens (Hot Pressing (HP)) hergestellt. Als Matrixmaterial wurde die Aluminiumlegierung Alumix 13 verwendet und Borcarbid (B4C) sowie nickelbeschichtetes Graphit (Ni(K)Gr) als Verstärkungselemente eingesetzt. Es wurden die mikrostrukturellen Charakteristika, die Härte, die Dreipunktbiegefestigkeit und die Dichtewerte der so hergestellten hybridverstärkten MMC-Werkstoffe bestimmt. Die Verstärkungskomponente B4C wurde dabei konstant auf einem Anteil von 8 wt.-% gehalten. Es wurden vier verschiedene MMC-Materialien mittels Zugabe von 0, 3, 5 und 7 wt.-% Ni(K)Gr in B4C hergestellt. Aus den rasterlektronenmikroskopischen Aufnahmen der mittels HP-Technik hergestellten MMC-Werkstoffe wird ersichtlich, dass die jeweilige Verstärkungskomponente eine gleichmäßige Verteilung aufweist. Darüber hinaus wiesen die Partikel einen Bezug zueinander auf, abhängig von der Partikelgröße und dem Gehalt (wt.-%) der Verstärkungskomponente. Mit steigendem Graphitgehalt in der Mikrostruktur nahmen Dichte, Härte und Dreipunktbiegefestigkeit ab.
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