Synergetic Effect of Discontinuous Carbon Fibers and Graphite Flakes on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Matrix Composites Fabricated by Solid–Liquid Phase Sintering
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Metals and Materials International. 2020, vol. 26, n° 2, p. 155-167
Springer
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Aluminum (Al) matrix composite materials reinforced with graphite flakes (GF) and pitch-based carbon fibers (CF) were fabricated by solid–liquid phase sintering with a small amount of Aluminum–Silicon eutectic alloy (Al-12 ...Lire la suite >
Aluminum (Al) matrix composite materials reinforced with graphite flakes (GF) and pitch-based carbon fibers (CF) were fabricated by solid–liquid phase sintering with a small amount of Aluminum–Silicon eutectic alloy (Al-12 wt%Si). The amount of Al–Si is optimized for a carbon content of 50 vol% in order to achieve, in the plane of GF reinforcement, a higher thermal conductivity (TC) and a lower coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) compared to identical composite material fabricated by conventional powder metallurgy route. Al/(GF + CF) composite materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray microscopy and X-ray tomography in order to highlight the distribution of the Al–Si liquid phase and the formation of a carbon network in the aluminum matrix. A small amount of CF allows to control the through-plane CTE without affecting significantly the in-plane TC of the Al-C composites. The (GF + CF) mixture and the solid–liquid phase sintering allow to achieve a TC of 410 W/m K (in-plane direction) and a CTE of 2.4 × 10−6/K (trough-plane direction), which is, for example, applicable for lightweight heat sink material.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Metal-matrix composites (MMCs)
Discontinuous reinforcement
Powder processing
Thermal properties
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