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简介:TheZrO2-Al2O3ceramiccompositeswerepreparedbyappropriatetechniqueswithcommercialZrO2andAl2O3powdersasrawmaterialsandY2O3asstabilizer.TheresultsindicatethatwiththeintroductionofAl2O3intotheZrO2matrixwherethequantityofadditiveY2O3is3.5%(molefraction),thegrowthofZrO2grainsisefficientlyinhibited,whichhelpstheZrO2grainsexistinametastabletetragonalmanner;thushigherstrengthandtoughnessareacquired.Whenthecontentofaluminais20%(massfraction),thebendingstrengthandfracturetoughnessofthecompositesare676.7MPaand10MPa·m1/2respectively,themechanicalbehaviorsareclosetothosepreparedwithZrO2andAl2O3powderssynthesizedthroughwetchemicalapproach.Themechanicalbehaviorsofthecompositesarewellimprovedowingtothedispersiontougheningofaluminagrainsandphasetransformationtougheningofzirconiagrains.
简介:Semi-solidAl2Y/AZ91magnesiummatrixcompositesslurrywaspreparedbyultrasonicvibration,effectofultrasonicvibrationtemperatureandtimeonmicrostructureofsemi-solidslurrywasinvestigated.Theresultsshowedthatwiththeultrasonicvibrationtemperaturedecreasingthesolidvolumefractionofsemi-solidslurryincreased.Thebestultrasonicvibrationtemperaturewas600oC.Withtheincreaseofultrasonicvibrationtime,theaveragegraindiameterofprimaryа-Mgparticlesdecreasedfirstly,thenincreased,theaverageshapefactorincreasedgraduallyanddecreasedslightlyafter90s,andafewrosettedendriteswereobservedafter120s.Thebestsemi-solidslurrywithaveragegraindiameterof75μmandshapefactorof0.7weregainedafterthemeltwastreatedbyultrasonicvibrationforabout60satnearliquidustemperature(600oC).Atlast,themicrostructureevolutionmechanismofsemi-solidmagnesiummatrixcompositesslurrywasanalyzedbythetheoriesofthermodynamicsandkinetics.