Microstructural development during thermomechanical processing of particulate metal-matrix composites
- 1 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Materials Science and Technology
- Vol. 6 (11) , 1157-1166
- https://doi.org/10.1179/026708390790189975
Abstract
The development of microstructure during the deformation and annealing of discontinuously reinforced metal-matrix composites is discussed with particular reference to composites having a pure aluminium matrix. The deformation inhomogeneities induced by the ceramic particles are examined, and the role of the particles in the nucleation and growth of recrystallised grains during subsequent heat treatment is considered. The effect of the ceramic particles on the microstructures developed during multipass hot rolling is shown to be complex, depending on particle size and volume fraction. Superplasticity is shown to occur by several mechanisms in particulate composites. The effect of deformation processing on the ceramic is discussed, with emphasis on the fracture and realignment of ceramic particles, platelets, and whiskers. MST/1299Keywords
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