کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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827823 | 1470277 | 2016 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Synthesis by interaction of oxide powders with liquid aluminum under molten salts.
• Formation of nano-αAl2O3 in aluminum depends on the oxide's sizes, time, temperature.
• Synthesis metal-ceramic composites performed by quasi-autocatalytic mechanism.
• Nanocomposite has thermal conductivity of aluminum and 2 times increased hardness.
The metal-matrix composite material Al-α-Al2O3 was synthesized at chemical interaction by quasi-autocatalytic mechanism of oxide-containing salt flux with molten aluminum at 700–900 °C under air. Precursors consisted of nanocystalline oxides, including Al2O3, TiO2, and Ta2O5, synthesized by means of anodic oxidation of metals in chloride-nitrate molten salts. The formation of uniformly distributed nano- and micro-inclusions of α-alumina depends on the sizes, time exposure and interaction temperature of the oxide precursors. Poor quality Al-Al2O3 composites result from intensive mixing of nanocrystalline alumina into liquid aluminum: a significant imbalance in the lattice parameters of aluminum and alumina leads to increased nano alumina particle agglomeration formed inside caverns or cavities in the metal. Aluminum-α-alumina composites produced by the interaction of TiO2 and Ta2O5 in liquid aluminum are compact and non-porous, with a characteristic metallic shine and good thermal and electrical conductivity and melting point of aluminum. The synthesis of aluminum-α-alumina composites proceeds at a fairly low temperature resulting in the formation of fully wetted nano-oxide up to 10% or micro-oxide up to 40% in metal matrix. The microhardness of Al-α-Al2O3 nanocomposites is 1.5–1.9 times more than the initial pure aluminum.
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Journal: Materials & Design - Volume 105, 5 September 2016, Pages 124–132