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Dispersion of Al2O3 reinforcements in Al composites via friction stir processing

  • Zheng Lin Du*
  • , Ming Jen Tan
  • , Jun Feng Guo
  • , Jun Wei
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Friction Stir Processing is a solid state process with the ability to modify microstructure and refine grain sizes of the material without melting and uniformly disperse reinforcement particles in the material matrix resulting in further improvements in the mechanical properties. In this study, it was used to disperse Al2O3 reinforcement particles of different sizes. Uniform dispersion of the reinforcements was achieved in the aluminium matrix with significant reduction in grain size were observed via SEM and EBSD. Improvement in Vicker’s micro hardness was observed after FSP.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Materials Processing XII
EditorsGuijie Liu, Jun Wang
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages236-240
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783038356349
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2016 - Qingdao, China
Duration: 16 Jun 201619 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume861
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing, APCMP2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQingdao
Period16/06/1619/06/16

Keywords

  • Aluminium composites
  • Friction stir processing (FSP)
  • Friction stir welding
  • Mechanical properties
  • Metal matrix composites

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