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The effect of thermal cyclings on mechanical properties at room and some elevated temperatures of SiC whisker-reinforced magnesium-matrix composites produced by squeeze casting and hot extrusion are clarified. Subsequent thermal cycling produces internal stress at the matrix/SiC whisker interfaces causing fatigue. The mechanical properties of composites are more influenced by the low thermal cycling of 298 K— 77 K than the high thermal cycling 673 K—298 K. The high thermal cycling of 673 K—298 K has only a slight affect on such mechanical properties as tensile strength and proof stress at temperatures lower than 473 K. However, at 473 K and 573 K, the thermal cyclings there almost no influence on the mechanical properties of SiC whisker reinforced AE42 alloy-matrix composites.
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Chang, SY., Kamio, A. The effect of thermal cycling on the mechanical properties of sic whisker reinforced magnesium alloy-based composites. Metals and Materials 4, 39–45 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026063
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026063