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Microstructure and grain growth behavior of an aluminum alloy metal matrix composite processed by disintegrated melt deposition

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In this study, a silicon-carbide particulate (SiCp), reinforced aluminum alloy-based, metal-matrix composite was synthesized using disintegrated melt deposition. Microstructural characterization of the disintegrated melt deposition processed composite samples revealed the presence of columnar-equiaxed shaped grain structure, noninterconnected porosity associated with the reinforcing carbide particulates, improved interfacial integrity between the reinforcement and the aluminum alloy matrix coupled, and a near uniform distribution of the reinforcing SiC particulates in the alloy matrix. An examination of grain growth with the objective of delineating the effects of the silicon carbide particulates revealed a diminishing to minimal role of the reinforcing phase with an increase in temperature from 450 to 590 °C.

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    T. S. Srivatsan

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Gupta, M., Srivatsan, T.S. Microstructure and grain growth behavior of an aluminum alloy metal matrix composite processed by disintegrated melt deposition. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 8, 473–478 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1361/105994999770346792

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