Tensile behavior and strengthening mechanisms in a submicron B4C-reinforced Al trimodal composite

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. A, Structural materials : properties, microstructure and processing Vol. 616; pp. 35 - 43
• Main Authors: Yang, Hanry, Topping, Troy D., Wehage, Kristopher, Jiang, Lin, Lavernia, Enrique J., Schoenung, Julie M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.10.2014
• Subjects: Aluminum; Aluminum alloys; Boron carbide; Cryomilling; Grains; Mechanical properties; Metal matrix composites; Microstructure; Nanostructure; Nanostructured materials; Reinforcement; Strength; Strengthening; Mechanical properties; Aluminum alloys; Metal matrix composites; Cryomilling; Nanostructured materials; Boron carbide

The physical and mechanical characteristics of cryomilled Al 5083-boron carbide (Al-B4C) metal matrix composites (MMCs) render them both scientifically interesting as well as technologically important. Trimodal architectures (containing three components, nano/ultrafine grains, coarse grains and cera...