Semi-Solid Metal Forming - A Process for Manufacturing Composite and Hybrid Materials

摘要

The following paper deals with the manufacturing of composite and hybrid materials by using semi-solid forming technologies. On the one hand, there is presented a process for producing Interpenetrating Phase Composites (IPC) consisting of ceramic open-cell structures which are infiltrated by a semi-solid aluminium alloy. On the other hand, a new process for manufacturing hybrid metallic materials is described. Thereby, semi-finished materials made of two different aluminium alloys are simultaneously heated using an induction system and subsequently formed in the semi-solid state. The paper shows numerical investigations as well as experimental results for both processes.