Low Temperature Sintering of Aluminum-Zircon Metal Matrix Composite Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering

Aluminum-15 wt. % zircon metal matrix composite was fabricated using spark plasma sintering method at the temperature of 450°C and holding time of 4 min. The bending strength of 284±21 MPa and microhardness of 171±14 Vickers were determined for produced composite. XRD investigations proved that almo...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Ghasali, Hossein Nouranian, Ali Rahbari, Houdsa Majidian, Masoud Alizadeh, Touradj Ebadzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2016-09-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392016000501189&tlng=en