微波烧结alti,wc复合材料的分析-analysis of alti, wc composites sintered by microwave.docxVIP

AbstractPowdermetallurgy(PM)methodisthoughttobeasuitableprocesstofabricatemetalmatrixcompositefortheadvantagessuchasnearnetshape,accuratecomponentproportionandlowprecesstemperature.However,conventionalPMprocessoftenneedlongsinteringtime,whichresultingraincoarseningandpoorperformanceofmechanicalproperities.Microwavesinteringisanewlydevelopedsinteringmethodwhichpresentsdistinctadvantagessuchasvolumetricheating,increasedheatingrateanddecreasedholdingtime.Attributedtotheseadvantages,themicrowavestrctureandmechanicalproperitiesofsinteredcompositescanbesignificantlyimproved.Inthispaper,microwavesinteringwasadoptedtofabricateAl/(Ti,W)Ccomposites.Theeffectofsinteringtemperatureand(Ti,W)Camounthaveonmacroappearance,grainsize,distributionof(Ti,W)C,porosity,interfacecharacteristic,microhardnessandcompressiveproperitywerestudiedbyuseofscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),energydispersivespectrometer(EDS),X-raydiffraction(XRD),microhardnesstestandcompressivetest.Themechinalofmicrowaveheatingmetallicmaterialsandstrengthenmechanismofthecompositewereinvestigated.TheresultsshowthatAl/(Ti,W)Ccompositescouldbefabricatedbymicrowavesinteringatlowsinteringtemperatureandinshortholdingtime.Smallgrainsizeanduniformdistributionof(Ti,W)Cwereobtained.Thesinteringtemperatureand(Ti,W)Ccontenthaveagreatinfluenceonmivrostructureandmechanicalproperities.Therelativedensitywasdecreasedwithanincreaseintheadditiveamountof(Ti,W)Cparticulates,firstlydecreasedandthenincreasedwithanincreaseinsinteringtemperature.Grainsizegrowthtrendwasreadilycontrolledandsmallgrainsizewasobtainowingtotheadditionof(Ti,W)Cphase.Onthecontrary,thegrainsizewasincreasedwiththeincreaseofsinteringtemperature.TheinterfacesinAl/(Ti,W)Ccomposite(Al/Al,(Ti,W)C/(Ti,W)C,Al/(Ti,W)C)werefoundwithnoreactionandgap–free.Mechanicaltestsindicatedthattheaveragemicrohardness,compressiveyieldstrengthaswellascompressionstrengthwereenhancedwithanincreaseinboth(Ti,W)Cparticulateamountandsinteringtemperature(rangefrom520°Cto560°C).Raisingsinteringtemperat