Processing of advanced aluminum based PM materials

摘要

PM processing routes for construction materials include those for gradient and composite materials based on aluminium. Gradient materials are a type of composite, formed from two or more distinct constituents, which exhibit a graded composition. Thus one material appears to transform to another, producing gradual changes in characteristics and resultant new exploitable functional properties. Accordingly these materials extend the range of structural components. PM metal matrix particulate composites are developed to improve stiffness, strength and specific properties such as wear resistance. Hot pressing (consolidation) and hot extrusion are suitable for PM Al matrix particulate composites. In the presentation the results of investigation on processing of PM aluminium alloy based gradient materials, and aluminium and Al-SiC_(particle) composite processed by hot forming and drawing, are discussed. Forming of materials from aluminium powder and mixtures of this powder and silicon carbide particles or Al- alloy powder and processing of two-layer products based on these materials are considered. Forming involved mixing of basic powders, pressing at room temperature and hot closed-die forging of the compacts in isothermal conditions. The influence of hot forming parameters on the mechanical properties of Al and the composite materials was evaluated. Extrusion and drawing of Al-10%SiC increased the yield stress from 115 to 138 MPa and the flow stress at 0.75 strain from 150 to 185 MPa.