STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOSTRUCTURED Al-Al2O3 COMPOSITE FABRICATED BY MECHANICAL ALLOYING METHOD

ÇANAKÇI A., VAROL T.

REVISTA ROMANA DE MATERIALE-ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS, cilt.43, sa.3, ss.312-319, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: REVISTA ROMANA DE MATERIALE-ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-319
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: composites, mechanical alloying, sintering, porosity, hard materials, METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES, POWDER, SIZE, MORPHOLOGY
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper was focused on the structural evolution and characterization of Al-15vol.% Al2O3 composite. Composite powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The relationship among the stages of mechanical alloying, relative density and microstructure of both pressed and sintered materials were also investigated. It was observed that mechanical alloying process reached the steady state after 5h of milling time and relatively equiaxed powders were synthesized within this time frame. The results showed that as the milling time increased, more homogeneous dispersion of Al2O3 particles was obtained in the Al alloy matrix.