Microstructural characterization of SiC/Al and FP/Al metal matrix composites subjected to dynamic loadings
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1996
Abstract
The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar technique was used to study the dynamic response of silicon carbide particle- and whisker-reinforced aluminium (SiC/Al-P and SiC/Al-W) and continuous Fibre FP-reinforced aluminium (FP/Al), metal matrix composites, subjected to high strain rates in the range of 300-3200 s-1. The response of these composites was characterized by macroscopic and microscopic observations. Experiments on SiC/Al-W and FP/Al were conducted with the whiskers/fibres oriented in the axial, as well as, in the transverse direction with respect to the loading direction. It was observed that for the silicon carbide-reinforced metal matrix composites, the dynamic flow stress values were consistently higher than the static/quasi-static values. Experiments conducted on FP/Al with the fibres oriented transversely to the loading direction, revealed failure stress values considerably lower than the static/quasi-static values. This anomalous behaviour was attributed to the predominantly shear mode failure of the material. Microscopic observations using optical and scanning electron microscopy corroborate the macroscopically observed behaviour. © 1996 Chapman & Hall.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Materials Science
Volume
31
Issue
3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Nanduri, M., and A. Shukla. "Microstructural characterization of SiC/Al and FP/Al metal matrix composites subjected to dynamic loadings." Journal of Materials Science 31, 3 (1996): 633-641. doi: 10.1007/BF00367879.