Consolidation effects on tensile properties of an elemental Al matrix composite

Effects of particle size and distribution on the mechanical properties of SiC reinforced Al–Cu alloy composites

“…The voids coexisted with the clustered SiC particles and around the large sized SiC particles can be treated as pre-existed cracks [12,13]. These particles cannot transfer any load from soft matrix to the hard reinforcements, and thus, lead to the degraded mechanical properties of the composites.…”

Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-base composite materials reinforced by Al–Cu–Fe particles

“…The processing routes were essentially hot-pressing consolidation methods [4][5][6], which utilise only solid phases. The most complete study, reported by Tang et al [7][8][9][10], concluded on high load transfer efficiency for these MMCs, which was attributed to strong matrix/reinforcement interfacial bonding. Because the matrix/particle interfaces were resulting from diffusion processes, further enhancements may be expected using the wetting properties of molten Al at higher temperatures.…”