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            Materials Science Forum Vol. 560 (2007) pp 115-120
            Online available since 2007/Nov/15 at www.scientific.net
            © (2007) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
            doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.560.115
               	

	
		

 
	

                                                                                    
                       


	


			

                   M.Montoya	Dávila1,a,M.A.Pech	Canul2,b,M.I.Pech	Canul1,c∗
                      1
                      CinvestavSaltillo.Carr.Saltillo	Mty.Km13,SaltilloCoah.México,25900
             2
              CinvestavMérida.Km.6AntiguacarreteraaProgresoApdo.Postal73,Cordemex,97310,
                                                Mérida,Yuc.,México
                          a                                     b
                           miguel.montoya@cinvestav.edu.mx, max@mda.cinvestav.mx,
                                          cmartin.pech@cinvestav.edu.mx.
            	

 
	 
			
 





                                
            	TheeffectofparticlesizedistributionandparticlesizeratioofSiC inSiC /SiO 
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            preformsonthemicrostructure,microhardnessofSiC reinforcements,modulusofrupture,
                                                                   p
            andsuperficialhardnessofAl/SiC compositesproducedbypressurelessinfiltrationhasbeen
                                              p
            investigated. SiC /SiO  preforms in the form of plates (4cm x 3cm x 0.5cm) have been
                             p     2                                                      o
            pressurelessinfiltratedbythealloyAl'15.52Mg'13.62Si(wt.%)at1100 Cfor60min
            underinertatmosphere.SiCpowderswithaverageparticlesizeof10,68and140mare
            mixed with SiO  powders and preforms of 40 % porosity with unimodal, bimodal and
                             2
            trimodalsizedistributionsarepreparedbyuniaxialcompaction.Thebimodal(small:large)
            andtrimodal(small:medium:large)preformsarepreparedwithdifferentparticlesizeratios
            inthefollowinglevels:1:1,3:1,1:3,2:2:2,3:2:1,3:1:2.Resultsfromcharacterizationby
            XRD,SEMandenergydispersiveX'rayspectrometryshowthatthetypicalmicrostructureof
            the composites contains the MgAl O     (spinel), AlN and MgO phases formed during
                                                 2  4
            processingaswellaspartiallyreactedsilica,SiC,SiandAl.Itisfoundthatthedensity,
            reinforcementmicrohardness,modulusofruptureandsuperficialhardnessofthecomposites
            increaseallwithwiderparticlesizedistribution.However,whilstthemodulusofruptureis
            mainlyaffectedongoingfromunimodalandbimodaltotrimodaldistribution,superficial
            hardnessandmicrohardnessaremostlyinfluencedongoingfromunimodaltobimodaland
            trimodaldistribution.
            

	
            Aluminummatrixcompositeswithahighvolumefractionofaceramicreinforcementhave
            beenthesubjectofintenseinvestigationsinthelastyearsduetoimprovedstrength,stiffness,
            thermalconductivity,abrasionresistanceanddimensionalstability.TheAl/SiCsystemhas
            attractedtheattentionofmanyresearchersparticularlyforthoseapplicationsdemandinga
            lowcoefficientofthermalexpansion(CTE)andahighthermalconductivity[1'3].Itiswell
            knownthatinordertoachievelargevolumefractionsoftheceramicinametal/ceramic
            composite,itisnecessarytousereinforcementsofsubstantiallydifferentsizes[3'6].Fromthe
            availableprocessingtechniquesfortheproductionofmetalmatrixcomposites,theinfiltration
            ofceramicpreformsbyliquidmetalsisthemostconvenientrouteforthemanufactureof
            compositeswithahighvolumefractionofthereinforcements.Bytheinfiltrationroute,itis
            possibletoproducenear'netshapecompositeswithhighdimensionalstabilityandauniform
            distributionofthereinforcements.
                Mostoftheworkdoneonthefabricationofcompositeswithahighvolumefractionof
            reinforcementshasbeenconnectedtothepressure'orvacuum'assistedinfiltrationtechniques
            [3'6]. However, in order to abate processing costs, the development of alternative non'
            assisted or pressureless infiltration routes is of paramount importance. The feasibility of
            
            ∗
             Correspondingauthor
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            www.ttp.net. (ID: 152.2.176.242, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA-30/11/14,22:20:03)
            116                             Advanced Structural Materials III
           producing Al/SiC composites with thermal conductivities similar to those exhibited by
           aluminumalloyshasbeenreportedbyArpónetal.[3]frominvestigationswithpressure'
           assistedinfiltration,andCui[7]reportedthefabricationofAl/SiCcompositeswithaSiC
           volumefractionof0.68bythepressurelessinfiltrationtechnique.However,aninconvenience
           ofthemethodisthatlongprocessingtimesareusedforthepreparationofthepreforms(5hr)
           andthecomposites(1'3hr)[7].
               Inordertotakeadvantageofthethermalproperties(CTEandthermalconductivity)of
           Al/SiC composites with high volume fractions of the reinforcements, it is also of vital
           importancetofullycharacterizethemechanicalpropertiesofthecomposites.Theaimofthis
           workwastoinvestigatetheeffectofparticlesizedistributionandparticlesizeratioofSiC in
                                                                                                p
           SiC /SiO preformsonthemicrostructure,microhardnessofSiC reinforcements,modulusof
               p    2                                                   p
           rupture,andsuperficialhardnessofAl/SiC compositesproducedbypressurelessinfiltration.
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           PreformswithaSiCpvolumefractionof0.60werepreparedwithsiliconcarbidepowdersof
           threedifferentparticlesizes[10(small),68(medium)and140(large)m],threedifferent
           particlesizedistributions(unimodal,bimodalandtrimodal)anddifferentparticlesizeratios
           forbimodal(small:large)andtrimodal(small:medium:large)distributions:1:1,3:1,1:3,
           2:2:2,3:2:1,3:1:2.Thedesignationforparticlesizeratioinvolvesboththetypeofpreform
           (bimodalortrimodal)andtheproportionofeachparticlesize.Forinstance,3:1:2standsfora
           trimodalpreformmadeofthreepartsofsmall,onepartofmediumandtwopartsoflargeSiC
           particles.Unimodalpreformsaredesignatedwithonlythecorrespondingparticlesize.The
           SiCpowdersweremixedwith10wt.%ofSiO powders(particlesize,346m)and8wt.%of
                                                       2
           dextrinasabinder.Themixtureswereplacedintoasteelmoldanduniaxiallycompacted
           usingapressureofabout3.5MPatoproducepreformswiththegeometryofplatesof3x4x
           0.5cm.Withtheaimofpartiallyeliminatingthedextrin,thepreformswereheatedinanair
           furnacefortwohoursat125ºCandthenfortwomorehoursat225ºC.AnAl'Mg'Sialloy
           wasfabricatedinaninductionfurnacewithcommercialAl,MgandSimaterials.Table1
           showsthechemicalcompositionofthefabricatedalloy.
           
                          Table1Chemicalcompositionofthealuminiumalloy[wt.%].
                               Al      Mg  Si  Fe  Mn    Zn   Others
                               Balance  15.5 13.6 0.99  0.15 0.13   2.61
           
               Infiltrationtrialswereperformedinatubefurnacewithcontroloftheprocessatmosphere.
           Thepreformandalloy were placed in a ceramic container and the whole assembly was
           positionedinthefurnace.Thesystemwasheatedatarateof15ºC/minupto1100ºC,heldat
           thistemperaturefor60minandthencooleddownatthesameratetoroomtemperature.In
           ordertoenhancethewettingofthepreformbytheliquidalloyduringheatup,achangeinthe
           processing atmosphere (Ar →N ) was made on reaching 1000 ºC. Once the system was
                                           2
           cooleddowntoroomtemperature,thecompositeswerepreparedforphysical,mechanicaland
           microstructural characterization. The density was evaluated using Archimedes´ principle.
           Specimens were characterized by X'ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy (OM),
           scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X'ray spectrometry (EDX).
           Mechanicalcharacterizationwasconductedusingfour'pointbendingtests(ASTMC1161'94
           standard)andRockwellsuperficialhardness.Vickersmicrohardnesstestswereperformedon
           SiCparticlesof68(medium)and140(large)mincorporatedintothecomposites.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Materials Science Forum Vol. 560                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      117
                                                                        	
			
                                                                        		
		ResultsfromXRDrevealthepresenceoftheMgAl O ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2               4
                                                                        AlN,MgOandMg Siphasesformedduringprocessing,inadditiontoAl,SiandSiC.These
                                                                                                                                                                                              2
                                                                        phaseswereformedregardlessoftheparticlesizedistributionandparticlesizeratio.Atypical
                                                                        XRDpatternfromacompositespecimenwithbimodalsizedistributionisshowninFig.1.It
                                                                        isnoteworthythattheunwantedAl C phaseisnotdetectedinthecompositesmicrostructure.	
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        AlN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                SiC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Al
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mg Si
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          MgAl O 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2         4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MgO
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2θ(degree)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                        Figure1.XRDpatternofacompositewithbimodalsizedistribution(1:1)(SiC,10and140
                                                                        m).
                                                                        
                                                                                              Themagnesiumaluminate(spinel)isformedbythereactionofthesilicaaddedtothe
                                                                        preformswithmagnesiumandaluminuminthealloy,accordingto:
                                                                        
                                                                                                                    2Al +2SiO                                                                                            +Mg =MgAl O                                                                                                                       +2Si                                                                                                            (1)
                                                                                                                                               (l)                                                         2(s)                                               (l)                                                                  2               4(s)                                                    (s)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                              AnalysisbySEMshowsthat,inatypicalmicrostructureofthecomposites,thespinelis
                                                                        present at the periphery of partially reacted SiO  particles. Figure 2 shows the typical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2
                                                                        microstructureofthecompositesandFigure3aisaphotomicrographshowingapartially
                                                                        reacted particle of SiO . Figure 3b is an EDX spectrum on the region corresponding to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
                                                                        MgAl O 		
                                                                                                            2               4
                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Al                                                                                                                                                  SiC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              SiC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Intermetallic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  111100000000 ----mmmm             
                                                                                                                                       Figure2.SEMphotomicrographshowingthetypicalmicrostructureofthe
                                                                                                                                       composites.
                                                                        	
                                                                                              				
		
	Figure4showstheeffectofparticlesize
                                                                        distributiononthecompositesdensity.Inthisandthesubsequentfigures,thenumbers1,2
                                                                        and3inthe'axisrefertounimodal,bimodalandtrimodaldistributions,respectively.The
                    118                                                    Advanced Structural Materials III
                                                                                                                  3
                   measureddensities(intherangefrom2.77to2.91g/cm )aresimilartothosereportedby
                   Chenetal.forcompositespreparedbythepressure'assistedinfiltrationtechnique[6].The	
                                                                                                                                      SSii
                                                           MgAl O
                                                                  2 4
                                                                                                                                     AAll
                                                                 3     SiO 
                                                                             2
                                                                                                                                  MMgg
                                                                                                                             OO
                                                                                                   555000---mmm
                                                                                                                                                
                   Figure3.(a)SEMphotomicrographshowingapartiallyreactedSiO particle,and(b)EDX
                                                                                                                                 2
                   spectruminazonecorrespondingtoMgAl O .
                                                                                        2    4
                         	
                   changeinthedensityofthecompositeswithdifferentparticlesizedistributionsisexplained
                   intermsofthedegreeofpackingattainedwhenusingparticleswithdifferentsizesinthe
                   preforms.Inregardtotheinfluenceoftheparticlesizeratioinagivenpreformonthedensity
                   ofthecomposites,nosignificanteffectisobserved.
                                                               )  2,90
                                                              3m  2,88
                                                               c
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                                                               r  2,86
                                                               g
                                                               (
                                                               y
                                                               t  2,84
                                                               i
                                                               s
                                                               n
                                                               e  2,82
                                                               D
                                                                  2,80
                                                                                1                  2                   3
                                                                                Particlesizedistribution                        
                         Figure4.Averagedensitiesofthecompositesasafunctionofparticlesizedistribution.
                   	
                         
			 .Resultsfromfour'pointbendingtestsrevealthattheMOR
                   doesnotsignificantlyincreasewhenthesizedistributionvariesfromunimodaltobimodal.
                   However,anincreaseofabout16%isobservedwhenachangeismadetotrimodalsize
                   distribution, as shown in Fig. 5.	 The average values of the moduli of rupture of the
                   compositesare117±8,119±17and145±13forunimodal,bimodalandtrimodalsize
                   distributions,respectively.TypicalvaluesofMORforsomespecimensareshowninTable2.
                                                                                                       150
                  Table2.Modulusofruptureofcompositeswith                                       145
                  differentsizedistributionofreinforcements.                                       140
                                                                                                     )
                                                                                                      a 135
                         Particlesizeratioand                MOR[MPa]                           P 130
                                                                                                      M
                                                                                                      ( 125
                                distribution                                                         
                                                                                                      R 120
                           Unimodal(68Jm)                        117±8                         O 115
                                                                                                      M 110
                                       1:1                          136±17                           105
                                       1:3                          102±18                           100
                                     3:1:2                          129±12                                          1                   2                  3
                                     3:2:1                         113±14                                            Particlesizedistribution                       
                                                                                                                                     
                                     2:2:2                         194±10                   Figure5.Modulusofruptureasafunctionof
                                                                                                particlesizedistribution.
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