The toughening of Al-Cu-Fe(-B) quasicrystals by Sn particles

Eric Fleury; Yu Chan Kim; Do Hyung Kim; Do Hyang Kim; Won Tae Kim

doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2003.12.022

The toughening of Al-Cu-Fe(-B) quasicrystals by Sn particles

Eric Fleury, Yu Chan Kim, Do Hyung Kim, Do Hyang Kim, Won Tae Kim

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

The effect of soft Sn particles on the room temperature mechanical properties of as-cast Al-Cu-Fe(-B) quasicrystalline (QC) matrix composites has been studied by compression and three-point bending tests on notched specimens. Microstructural investigations indicated that the Sn particle size in the as-cast composites increased linearly with the volume fraction. The addition of about 10 vol.% Sn enabled a twofold increase of the strength for the cast Al-Cu-Fe and a threefold increase of the fracture toughness for the cast Al-Cu-Fe-B composites. The enhancement of the strength was attributed to micro-crack impediment and crack bridging mechanisms in the as-cast QC matrix composites with small and large Sn particle sizes, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-452
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume	334-335
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2003.12.022
Publication status	Published - 2004 Mar 15
Event	8th International Conference on Quasicrystals - Bangalore, India Duration: 2002 Sept 8 → 2002 Sept 13

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The authors are grateful for the financial support by the Creative Research Initiatives of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology.

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry

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