Abstract
There exist serious interfacial reactions in squeeze-casting aluminum borate whisker reinforced 6061 Al composites. To control the spinel reactions a sol-gel coating method was used to deposit γ-Al2O3 and α-Al2O3 ceramic coatings on aluminum borate whiskers. TEM observations of coating morphology indicate that nanostructured alumina coatings are uniformly deposited on whisker surfaces, with a thickness of about 30-50 nm. Ball-milling has an important effect on final mechanical properties of the composites. γ-Al2O3 and α-Al2O3 coatings were found to be effective in controlling the interfacial reactions, by completely preventing the diffusion of magnesium from matrix/coating interface to coating/whisker interface.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 138-141 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
| Volume | 279 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 29 Feb 2000 |
Keywords
- Alumina coating
- Aluminum matrix composite
- Interfacial reaction
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