• 文献标题:   Microstructure and mechanical properties of graphene and nano-zirconia reinforced AlSi10Mg composite fabricated by laser powder bed fusion
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WEI P, CHEN Z, ZHANG SZ, LI BB, HAN J, LU BH
  • 作者关键词:   alsi10mg composite, lpbf, microstructure, tensile propertie, strengthening toughening mechanism
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING ASTRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE PROCESSING
  • ISSN:   0921-5093 EI 1873-4936
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.msea.2022.144574 EA JAN 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

In this work, the graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) and ZrO2 nanoparticles single- and hybrid-reinforced AlSi10Mg composites were fabricated by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The influences of the introduction of single and hybrid reinforcements on the microstructure and tensile properties were investigated. Furthermore, the strengthening and toughening mechanisms of the LPBF-ed composites were systematically discussed. The results shows that the addition of the hybrid reinforcement (GNPs + ZrO2) reduces grain size of composites more effectively than the addition of either reinforcement alone. The GNPs and ZrO2 nanoparticles promote the columnar-to-equiaxed transition of alpha-Al grains at the bottom of the melt pool during LPBF processing of singleand hybrid-reinforced composites, resulting in a bimodal microstructure. The hybrid-reinforced composites had the greatest volume of fine equiaxed grains. There are several reinforcing phases in the (GNPs + ZrO2)/AlSi10Mg composite: eutectic Si phase distributed along cell boundaries, large numbers of un-melted GNPs and ZrO2 nanoparticles uniformly distributed along cell and grain boundaries, Si precipitate and some un-melted ZrO2 nanoparticles inside the cells, as well as rod-like Al4C3 nanoparticles distributed along cell boundaries. Compared to the single modified composites, the (GNPs + ZrO2)/AlSi10Mg composite had a highest tensile strength of 520 +/- 12 MPa however the lowest elongation of 8 +/- 1.8%. The grain refinement strengthening and the Orowan strengthening contribute to the most increment in strength of the hybrid modified composites, while the Si precipitation and some un-melted ZrO2 nanoparticles inside the cells and the bimodal microstructure play a dominant role in increasing ductility.