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Effect of B4C Particle Size on the Properties of Al/(Al–B4C)/Al Functionally Gradient Material

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The functionally gradient material (FGM), consisting of pure Al outer layer and Al–B4C inner layer, was fabricated by semi-continuous casting with subsequent hot rolling. B4C particles of four different sizes (11, 26, 53, and 75 μm) were used as the reinforcement phase. The effect of B4C size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the FGM composites was analyzed. Obtained results show that the B4C particles are uniformly distributed in the inner layer. With the increase of B4C particle size, the Brinell hardness of these FGMs increases, but the impact properties decrease.

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This work was supported by the “National Natural Science Foundation of China” (Nos. 51501027, 51270142 and 51605067).

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  1. R&D Center of Fisheries Equipment and Engineering of Liaoning Province, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China

    Yingshui Yu, Chenglong Yao & Liwei Zhang

  2. Laboratory of Special Processing of Raw Materials and School of Material Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, China

    Yingshui Yu, Yubo Zhang, Guangye Xu & Tingju Li

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Published in Poroshkova Metallurgiya, Vol. 58, Nos. 11–12 (530), pp. 147–153, 2019.

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Yu, Y., Yao, C., Zhang, Y. et al. Effect of B4C Particle Size on the Properties of Al/(Al–B4C)/Al Functionally Gradient Material. Powder Metall Met Ceram 58, 737–742 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11106-020-00131-y

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