Microstructure and strength of a squeeze cast aluminium piston alloy composite reinforced with alumina short fibre using Al₂O₃binder

Abstract

Alumina short fibre preforms were fabricated using an Al 2 O 3 binder and infiltrated with aluminium piston alloy melt by squeeze casting. Al 2 O 3 binder is thermodynamically more stable than the conventional SiO 2 binder and reduces the fibre/matrix interfacial reaction. The effects of fibre volume fraction, temperature and heat treatment on the yield strength and tensile strength of the composite were investigated. The Al 2 O 3 binder provided a satisfactory interfacial bond between the fibre and the matrix without any interfacial reaction or fibre damage. Aging behaviour was not changed by reinforcement. At every temperature, the composites showed the highest strength with a fibre volume fraction of 18%. The strength of the composite was improved by T6 heat treatment. Examination of the fracture surfaces and calculation of the tensile strength using the rule of mixtures indicated that the 18% fibre reinforced composite had a strong interfacial bond even at high temperatures.IJCMR/458

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