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The effect of an alloying element, 4 wt pct Mg, on the steady-state creep behavior of an Al-10 vol pct SiCp composite has been studied. The Al-4 wt pct Mg-10 vol pct SiCp composite has been tested under compression creep in the temperature range 573 to 673 K. The steady-state creep data of the composite show a transition in the creep behavior (regions I and II) depending on the applied stress at 623 and 673 K. The low stress range data (region I) exhibit a stress exponent of about 7 and an activation energy of 76.5 kJ mol-1. These values conform to the dislocation-climb-controlled creep model with pipe diffusion as a rate-controlling mechanism. The intermediate stress range data (region II) exhibit high and variable apparent stress exponents, 18 to 48, and activation energy, 266 kJ mol-1, at a constant stress, σ = 50 MPa, for creep of this composite. This behavior can be rationalized using a substructure-invariant model with a stress exponent of 8 and an activation energy close to the lattice self-diffusion of aluminum together with a threshold stress. The creep data of the Al-Mg-A12O3f composite reported by Dragone and Nix also conform to the substructure-invariant model. The threshold stress and the creep strength of the Al-Mg-SiCp, composite are compared with those of the Al-Mg-Al2O3f and 6061 Al-SiCp.w, composites and discussed in terms of the load-transfer mechanism. Magnesium has been found to be very effective in improving the creep resistance of the Al-SiCp composite.
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Pandey, A.B., Mishra, R.S. & Mahajan, Y.R. Effect of a solid solution on the steady-state creep behavior of an aluminum matrix composite. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 305–316 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02648408
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