High-cycle fatigue properties of Al-based composites reinforced with in situ TiB2 and Al2O3 particulates

S. C. Tjong; G. S. Wang

doi:10.1016/j.msea.2004.07.021

High-cycle fatigue properties of Al-based composites reinforced with in situ TiB₂ and Al₂O₃ particulates

S. C. Tjong, G. S. Wang

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Abstract

Aluminum-based composites reinforced with in situ TiB₂ and Al₂O₃ particles were synthesized through reactive hot pressing of TiO₂, Al and B powders in Al-TiO₂-B system, and TiO₂, Al and B₂O₃ powders in Al-TiO₂- B₂O₃ system. Brittle intermetallic Al₃ Ti phase was also formed in situ and distributed non-uniformly in Al matrices of the composites. The high-cycle fatigue (HCF) resistance of such in situ composites at room temperature was evaluated under fully reversed tension-compression loading. The composites reinforced with large volume content of fined TiB₂ and Al₂ O₃ particles exhibited excellent fatigue endurance limit and life under stress-controlled condition. However, intermetallic Al₃Ti blocks with a size of several micrometers were detrimental to the HCF resistance of in situ composites reinforced with TiB₂ and Al₂O₃ particles. This is due to the fracture of Al₃ Ti blocks during cycling, thereby, acting as crack initiation sites. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-53
Journal	Materials Science and Engineering A
Volume	386
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2004.07.021
Publication status	Published - 25 Nov 2004

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Composite
High-cycle fatigue
In situ particle
Intermetallic phase
Reactive hot pressing

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