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Mechanical performance of particulate-reinforced Al metal-matrix composites (MMCs) and Al metal-matrix nano-composites (MMNCs)

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The metal-matrix composites/nano-composites (MMCs/MMNCs) reinforced with hard ceramic particulates have received a tremendous attention due to their potential improvements in physical and mechanical performances. In the present work, we have comprehensively collected currently available experimental data sets of Al-based MMCs/MMNCs and have carried out thorough analyses to quantitatively address the impacts of the reinforcement volume fractions, reinforcement particle sizes, and metal-matrix grain sizes on their mechanical properties including the yield strength, ultimate strength, and strain to failure of composites. We also performed a quantitative analysis on the strengthening mechanisms of Al MMNCs to reveal that the grain refinement can play a major role in increasing the strength of composites. Al-based MMC or MMNC materials generally exhibited an indirect relationship between the strength increase and strain-to-failure increase. The results include a critical comparison for the mechanical performance of particulate-reinforced composites for both pure and alloyed Al matrices to elucidate the contemporary status of Al MMC and MMNC materials.

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Kim, CS., Cho, K., Manjili, M.H. et al. Mechanical performance of particulate-reinforced Al metal-matrix composites (MMCs) and Al metal-matrix nano-composites (MMNCs). J Mater Sci 52, 13319–13349 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1378-x

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