Achieving exceptional high-temperature resistant Al matrix composites via two-dimensional BN pinning grain rotation

Aiming to develop a new generation of lightweight, high-strength, and heat-resistant structural materials, BNNSs/Al composites were fabricated based on powder metallurgy process. TEM results demonstrated that BNNSs were mainly distributed at grain boundaries, forming BNNSs-AlN-Al transition interfac...

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Published in:Composites. Part B, Engineering Engineering, 2023-03, Vol.253, p.110570, Article 110570
Main Authors: Ma, Lishi, Zhang, Xiang, Duan, Yonghua, Zhang, Hanwen, Ma, Ning, Zhu, Lin, Rong, Xudong, Zhao, Dongdong, He, Chunnian, Zhao, Naiqin
Format: Article
Language:English
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BNNSs/Al composites
Grain boundary stability
Grain rotation
High strength
High temperature deformation behavior
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Summary:Aiming to develop a new generation of lightweight, high-strength, and heat-resistant structural materials, BNNSs/Al composites were fabricated based on powder metallurgy process. TEM results demonstrated that BNNSs were mainly distributed at grain boundaries, forming BNNSs-AlN-Al transition interface during the sintering process. The Al grains of BNNSs/Al composites maintained stable at temperatures up to 573 K and achieved unprecedented high-temperature tensile strength of about 329 ± 6 MPa. The experimental and simulation results revealed that the reduction of tensile strength of Al matrix at high temperature was due to the decrease of grain boundary stability, which led to grain rotation and stress concentration near grain boundary. However, BNNSs with unique two-dimensional morphology can effectively suppress grain boundary diffusion and grain boundary motion, which retarded the softening of Al grains. More importantly, the strongly bonded BNNSs-AlN-Al transition interface can enhance drag effect of BNNSs, which effectively limits the grain rotation during the high-temperature deformation and stimulates the coordinated intragranular plastic deformation of Al grains. Thus, the BNNSs/Al composite maintained a high level of deformability and efficient load transfer even at 573 K. Our findings provide a promising route to extending the application of Al matrix composites in the field of high-temperature structures. [Display omitted]
ISSN:1359-8368
1879-1069
DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110570