Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites

The microstructure and properties of stirred cast SiCP/A359 composites under different cooling rates were studied. The strengthening mechanism of the composite material under three cooling rates was analyzed, and the failure mechanism of the composite material was elucidated by means of in-situ tens...

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Main Authors: Zuheng Jin, Lina Jia, Wenbo Wang, Yanyu Liu, Yan Qi, Hu Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
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author Zuheng Jin
Lina Jia
Wenbo Wang
Yanyu Liu
Yan Qi
Hu Zhang
author_facet Zuheng Jin
Lina Jia
Wenbo Wang
Yanyu Liu
Yan Qi
Hu Zhang
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description The microstructure and properties of stirred cast SiCP/A359 composites under different cooling rates were studied. The strengthening mechanism of the composite material under three cooling rates was analyzed, and the failure mechanism of the composite material was elucidated by means of in-situ tension and EBSD testing. The results showed that increasing the cooling rate simultaneously refined the grains, secondary dendrites, and eutectic silicon, resulting in improved distribution uniformity of SiC and the stacking fault density of eutectic silicon. Additionally, the relationship between the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) and cooling rate (v) of the SiCP/A359 composite was described using the equation SDAS = 56.02v^(-0.3). There was a positive correlation between cooling rate and yield strength, with particle strengthening being the main contributor to the strength of composites with high cooling rates, resulting in significantly higher strength than samples with low cooling rates. The geometrically necessary dislocations (GND) density at the eutectic Si-Al boundary was found to be higher than other positions after the material was loaded, and the main crack propagated mainly along the eutectic region. Secondary cracks, including SiC cracking, eutectic silicon cracking, interface separation, and shrinkage cracking, may become part of the main crack by bridging.
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spelling doaj.art-7e66f695af1747b98871ac6341cbbc0e2023-10-28T05:06:21ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752023-10-01234112297Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 compositesZuheng Jin0Lina Jia1Wenbo Wang2Yanyu Liu3Yan Qi4Hu Zhang5Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaCorresponding author at: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China.; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR ChinaThe microstructure and properties of stirred cast SiCP/A359 composites under different cooling rates were studied. The strengthening mechanism of the composite material under three cooling rates was analyzed, and the failure mechanism of the composite material was elucidated by means of in-situ tension and EBSD testing. The results showed that increasing the cooling rate simultaneously refined the grains, secondary dendrites, and eutectic silicon, resulting in improved distribution uniformity of SiC and the stacking fault density of eutectic silicon. Additionally, the relationship between the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) and cooling rate (v) of the SiCP/A359 composite was described using the equation SDAS = 56.02v^(-0.3). There was a positive correlation between cooling rate and yield strength, with particle strengthening being the main contributor to the strength of composites with high cooling rates, resulting in significantly higher strength than samples with low cooling rates. The geometrically necessary dislocations (GND) density at the eutectic Si-Al boundary was found to be higher than other positions after the material was loaded, and the main crack propagated mainly along the eutectic region. Secondary cracks, including SiC cracking, eutectic silicon cracking, interface separation, and shrinkage cracking, may become part of the main crack by bridging.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523007128SiCP/A359Cooling ratesMicrostructureGND density
spellingShingle Zuheng Jin
Lina Jia
Wenbo Wang
Yanyu Liu
Yan Qi
Hu Zhang
Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
Materials & Design
SiCP/A359
Cooling rates
Microstructure
GND density
title Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
title_full Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
title_fullStr Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
title_full_unstemmed Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
title_short Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of SiCP/A359 composites
title_sort effect of cooling rate on microstructure and properties of sicp a359 composites
topic SiCP/A359
Cooling rates
Microstructure
GND density
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523007128
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