MICROSTRUCTURAL SIMULATION OF SUPERELASTIC ZIRCONIA-REINFORCED METAL COMPOSITE FOR ENERGY DISSIPATION APPLICATIONS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARWA YACOUTI, ◽  
MARYAM SHAKIBA
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composite ◽  
Constitutive Relationship ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Composite ◽  
Two Phase

This paper studies the mechanical properties of superelastic zirconia-reinforced aluminum-matrix composites through finite element simulations of microstructural representations. The objective of this study is to exploit the reversible phase transformation of zirconia to develop a composite with improved strength and energy dissipation capacity. Zirconia is a shape memory ceramic with promising potential in actuation, energy damping, and fatigue applications. Compared to the most commonly used shape memory alloys, zirconia is distinguished by a wider operational temperature range, higher recoverable strains, and a larger energy dissipation. The two-phase composite studied in this work consists of 16 mol% ceria-doped zirconia particles embedded in an aluminum matrix. The behavior of zirconia is simulated using the isothermal superelastic constitutive relationship proposed by Auricchio and Taylor. A series of numerical simulations is conducted to examine the effects of the matrix yield stress as well as the particles’ diameter and volume fraction on the evolution of the phase transformation, the strength, and the energy dissipation of the composite. A random generating algorithm is used to produce the locations of zirconia reinforcing particles. The results indicate that zirconia-reinforced aluminum-matrix composite exhibits enhanced strength and energy dissipation. The incorporation of 50% zirconia volume fraction improves the maximum stress by 50% while the amount of energy dissipation is increased by 24%. This paper provides insight into the potential application of zirconia-based composites for an efficient damping response.

scholarly journals Effect of Material and Process Variables on Characteristics of Nitridation-Induced Self-Formed Aluminum Matrix Composites—Part 2: Effect of Nitrogen Flow Rates and Processing Temperatures

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1213
Author(s):  
Dae-Young Kim ◽  
Pil-Ryung Cha ◽  
Ho-Seok Nam ◽  
Hyun-Joo Choi ◽  
Kon-Bae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composite ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Processing Temperature ◽  
Nitrogen Flow ◽  
Nitrogen Flow Rate ◽  
Flow Rates

The nitridation-induced self-formed aluminum matrix composite (NISFAC) process is based on the nitridation reaction, which can be significantly influenced by the characteristics of the starting materials (e.g., the chemical composition of the aluminum powder and the type, size, and volume fraction of the ceramic reinforcement) and the processing variables (e.g., process temperature and time, and flow rate of nitrogen gas). Since these variables do not independently affect the nitridation behavior, a systematic study is necessary to examine the combined effect of these variables upon nitridation. In this second part of our two-part report, we examine the effect of nitrogen flow rates and processing temperatures upon the degree of nitridation which, in turn, determines the amount of exothermic reaction and the amount of molten Al in the nitridation-induced self-formed aluminum matrix composite (NISFAC) process. When either the nitrogen flow rate or the set temperature was too low, high-quality composites were not obtained because the level of nitridation was insufficient to fill the powder voids with molten Al. Hence, since the filling of the voids in the powder bed by molten Al is essential to the NISFAC process, the conditions should be optimized by manipulating the nitrogen flow rate and processing temperature.

scholarly journals ADDITION OF MAGNESIUM (Mg) WITH ALUMINA (AL2O3) REINFORCER IN ALUMINUM MATERIAL COMPOSITES ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICRO STRUCTURES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
Basuki Widodo ◽  
Agung Panji Sasmito
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Matrix Composite ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Casting Process ◽  
Magnesium Content ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composite ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Low Density

Aluminum is a widely used and applied material in daily life or in the industrial and automotive world. In order to improve the performance and properties of the application to be used, it needed an alloying element to improve the mechanical properties of the aluminum. Aluminum Matrix Composite (AMC) or better known as aluminum matrix composite is one type of material that has great potential to be developed, due to its good combination and properties such as high strength and hardness, low density, low density, capable of good machining, and its basic ingredients are easily found on the market and cheaper than other materials. This research was conducted using the stir casting process to be able to mix all the compositions contained in aluminum matrix composites and to help the distribution of alumina reinforcing particles (Al2O3) and aluminum matrices be evenly distributed. The parameters used in this casting process are varying the volume fraction of the Al2O3 amplifier by 0.5%; 1.5% and 2.5% plus the magnesium content remains 0.9%. The results showed that the addition of Al2O3 can increase the value of hardness and reduce the value of tensile strength. The highest hardness value was 75.3 HRB at the addition of Al2O3 by 2.5% and the lowest tensile strength value was 7.17 Kgf / mm2 with the percentage of Al2O3 addition of 0.5%.

Effect of Titanium Carbide Particles on Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Matrix Composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Zaman Khalil Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Titanium Carbide ◽  
Compression Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Powder Metallurgy Technique ◽  
Carbide Particles ◽  
Properties Of Composites

In this research aluminum matrix composites (AMCs) was reinforced by titanium carbide (TiC) particles and was produced. Powder metallurgy technique (PM) has been used to fabricate AMCs reinforced with various amounts (0%, 4%, 8%, 12%, 16% and 20% volume fraction) of TiC particles to study the effect of different volume fractions on mechanical properties of the Al-TiC composites. Measurements of compression strength and hardness showed that mechanical properties of composites increased with an increase in volume fraction of TiC Particles. Al-20 % vol. TiC composites exhibited the best properties with hardness value (97HRB) and compression strength value (275Mpa).

scholarly journals Effect of Reverse-phase Transformation Annealing Process on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Medium Manganese Steel

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Lifeng Fan ◽  
Bin Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Lath Martensite ◽  
Phase Region ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Reverse Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Martensite Microstructure

In order to develop a third-generation automobile steel with powerful strength and elongation, we propose a method through high temperature quenching and two-phase region reverse-phase transformation annealing to develop such steel with 0.13% C and 5.4% Mn. To investigate the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of manganese steel, SEM, XRD and TEM are employed in our experiments. Experimental results indicate that the microstructure after quenching is mainly lath martensite microstructure with average of lath width at 0.5 μm. The components of the steel after along with reverse-phase transformation annealing are ultra-fine grain ferrite, lath martensite and different forms of austenite microstructure. When the temperature at 625 °C, the components of the steel mainly includes lath martensite microstructure and ultra-fine grain ferrite and the fraction of austenite volume is only 5.09%. When the annealing temperature of reverse-phase transformation increase into 650 °C and 675 °C, the austenite appears in the boundary of the ferritic grain boundary and the boundary of lath martensite as the forms of bulk and lath. The phenomenon appears in the bulk of austenite, and the size of is 0.22 μm, 0.3 μm. The fraction of austenite volume is 22.34% at 675 °C and decreases into 9.32% at 700 °C. The components of austenite mainly includes ultra-fine grained ferrite and lath martensite. Furthermore, the density of decreases significantly, and the width of martensite increases into 0.32 μm. In such experimental settings, quenching at 930 °C with 20 min and at 675 °C with 30 min reverse-phase transformation annealing, the austenite volume fraction raises up to 22.34%.

Aluminum-Matrix Aluminum Nitride Particle Composite as a Low-Thermal-Expansion Thermal Conductor

1993 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shy-Wen Lai ◽  
D. D. L. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Liquid Aluminum ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Low Thermal Expansion ◽  
Increasing Temperature

AbstractAluminum-matrix composites containing AIN or SiC particles were fabricated by vacuum infiltration of liquid aluminum into a porous particulate preform under an argon pressure of up to 41 MPa. Al/AIN was superior to Al/SiC in thermal conductivity. At 59 vol.% AIN, Al/AlN had a thermal conductivity of 157 W/m. °C and a thermal expansion coefficient of 9.8 × 10−-6°C−1 (35–100 °C). Al/AlN had similar tensile strength and higher ductility compared to Al/SiC of a similar reinforcement volume fraction at room temperature, but exhibited higher tensile strength and higher ductility at 300–400°C. The ductility of Al/AlN increased with increasing temperature from 22 to 400°C, while that of Al/SiC did not change with temperature. The superior high temperature resistance of Al/AlN is attributed to the lack of a reaction between Al and AIN, in contrast to the reaction between Al and SiC in AI/SiC.

Constitutive Modeling of Porous Shape Memory Alloys Using Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman Model Under Isothermal Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050038
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhu ◽  
Liangliang Chu ◽  
Guansuo Dui
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Constitutive Relationship ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Gtn Model ◽  
Critical Phase ◽  
Transformation Stress

Based on the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) model, a constitutive relationship considering both the effects of strain hardening and hydrostatic stress for porous shape memory alloys (SMAs) is proposed. To capture the relationship between microscopic and mesoscopic behaviors, a representative volume element (RVE) containing an array of spherical voids is presented. In this paper, an approximate solution including strain hardening exponent [Formula: see text] is deduced by considering the porous SMA as a two phase composite with the SMA matrix and the second phase representing voids. The model parameters, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], accounting for interactions between voids are investigated to take into account their influences on strain hardening, critical phase transformation stress and yield surface. In addition, the evolution equations of phase transformation are derived and then applied to the simulation of porous Ni–Ti SMAs with a porosity of 13%. Using the calibrated GTN model parameters, the critical phase transformation stress closer to experimental data is obtained. The predictions of stress–strain curve by the proposed constitutive model are found to be in excellent agreement with published experimental data and finite element results. The results prove that the model is capable of reproducing the features of porous SMAs such as superelasticity, tensile-compressive asymmetry and internal loops under uniaxial even combined loading conditions. A conclusion is drawn that the present constitutive relationship is powerful and useful for the analysis of porous SMAs.

Research on Grinding of Silicon Particles Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites with High Volume Fraction

2014 ◽  
Vol 1017 ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Fei Hu Zhang ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Peng Qiang Fu ◽  
Meng Nan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Grinding Force ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Silicon Particles

With silicon particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites with high volume fraction becoming a new hotspot on research and application in the aerospace materials and electronic packaging materials, the machinability of this material needs to be explored. This paper reports research results obtained from the surface grinding experiment of silicon particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites using black silicon carbide wheel, green silicon carbide wheel, white fused alumina wheel and chromium alumina wheel. The issues discussed are grinding force, surface roughness, the comparison of different grinding wheels, the micro-morphology of the work piece. The results showed that the grinding force was related with the grinding depth and the grinding wheel material, the grinding force was increasing as the grinding depth growing. The surface roughness was between 0.29μm and 0.48μm using the silicon carbide wheel. The surface of the work piece had concaves caused by silicon particles shedding and grooves caused by the grains observed by the SEM and CLSM.

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