Size dependent strengthening in particle reinforced aluminium

• Published in: Acta Materialia, vol. 50, num. 1, p. 39-51
• Publication date: 2002

The tensile behaviour of composites produced by infiltrating ceramic particle beds with high purity (99.99%) At is studied as a function of reinforcement size and chemistry (Al2O3 and B4C). The yield stress is higher in composites containing B4C particles, increasing with decreasing interparticle distance in both composite systems. The flow stress of the composites, when corrected for damage, displays the same dependence on interparticle distance as the yield stress. The overall strain hardening exponent, however, is independent of the microstructural scale. These observations are rationalized based on the theory of geometrically necessary dislocations. (C) 2002 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Note: Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Mech Met, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

Keywords: composites ; dislocations ; aluminium ; stress-strain relationship ; measurements ; strain-gradient plasticity ; Metal-matrix composites ; strain gradient plasticity ; elastic/plastic ; deformation ; particulate composites ; ceramic composites ; room-temperature ; behavior ; stress ; fracture ; dislocation ; strain gradient plasticity

Reference

• LMM-ARTICLE-2002-005
• doi:10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00327-5
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