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A study of pressureless microwave sintering, microwave-assisted hot press sintering and conventional hot pressing on properties of aluminium/alumina nanocomposite

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Bulk Al/4wt-%Al2O3 nanocomposites were prepared by consolidating nanocomposite powders using pressureless microwave sintering, microwave-assisted hot press sintering and conventional hot pressing techniques. Microstructural observations revealed that the microwave- assisted hot press sintering at different sintering temperatures of 400°C and 500°C resulted in more densification and smaller grain size for Al/Al2O3 nanocomposite as compared with the conventional hot pressing. Moreover, the application of pressure in microwave sintering process led to more densification and grain growth. Mechanical properties resulting from microhardness and nanoindentation tests were also compared between three-method processed samples. It was found that the microwave-assisted hot-pressed sample exhibited higher hardness and elastic modulus in comparison with microwave-sintered and conventional hot-pressed samples. The improvement in the mechanical properties can be ascribed to lower porosity of microwave-assisted hot-pressed sample.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr/Isfahan, Iran

    Reza Abedinzadeh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    Seyed Mohsen Safavi

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

    Fathallah Karimzadeh

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Reza Abedinzadeh is an assistant professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khomeinishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr/ Isfahan, Iran. He received his doctor degree in mechanical engineering from Isfahan University of Technology. His research interests include automation, modern machining, microwave processing and nanomaterials.

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Abedinzadeh, R., Safavi, S.M. & Karimzadeh, F. A study of pressureless microwave sintering, microwave-assisted hot press sintering and conventional hot pressing on properties of aluminium/alumina nanocomposite. J Mech Sci Technol 30, 1967–1972 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-016-0402-4

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