Effect of stress concentration and deformation temperature on the tensile property and damage behavior of a B4Cp/Al composite

Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Changfeng Wang¹  Renguo Guan²  Ying Fu³  Minqiang Gao³  Dalong Yang³  Bing Li³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China;Engineering Research Center of Continuous Extrusion, Ministry of Education, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China;

关键词: B4Cp/Al composite;    Mechanical property;    Deformation behavior;    Stress concentration;    Cryogenic temperature;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In the present work, the influence of stress concentration and deformation temperature on the mechanical behavior of boron carbide particles reinforced aluminum matrix (B4Cp/Al) composites fabricated by powder metallurgy was investigated via the tensile test and finite element simulation based on the real microstructure. The results demonstrate that a uniform particle distribution and a good interface bonding between the particles and matrix are found in the 5 wt% B4Cp/6061Al composite. When the deformation temperature decreases from 298 to 77 K, the tensile property and notch sensitivity ratio of the notched composite increases. Combined with the microstructure observation and stress/strain evolution, the fracture mechanism of the notched composite at 77 K was revealed. Specifically, there is a difference in stress and strain distributions induced by deformation temperature in the initial stage of deformation of the notched composite. The matrix damage tends to occur from the notch and propagate to the high strain regions near the particles. Furthermore, there is a high possibility of particle fracture or interface debonding in the notched composite due to the high matrix stress at 77 K. This work provides the experimental and theoretical basis for the application of particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites with stress concentration under cryogenic environments.

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