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Correlation of Microstructure with Mechanical Properties of Zr-Based Amorphous Matrix Composite Reinforced with Tungsten Continuous Fibers and Ductile Dendrites

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A Zr-based amorphous matrix composite reinforced with tungsten continuous fibers in an amorphous LM2 alloy matrix containing ductile β dendrites was fabricated without pores or defects by the liquid pressing process, and its tensile and compressive properties were examined in relation with microstructures and deformation mechanisms. Overall, 68 vol pct of tungsten fibers were distributed in the matrix, in which 35 vol pct of β dendrites were present. The LM2 composite had the greatly improved tensile strength and elastic modulus over the LM2 alloy, and it showed a stable crack propagation behavior as cracks stopped propagating at the longitudinal cracks of tungsten fibers or ductile β dendrites. According to the compressive test results, fracture did not take place at one time after the yield point, but it proceeded as the applied loads were sustained by fibers, thereby leading to the maximum strength of 2432 MPa and plastic strain of 16.4 pct. The LM2 composite had the higher strength, elastic modulus, and ductility under both tensile and compressive loading conditions than the tungsten-fiber-reinforced composite whose matrix did not contain β dendrites. These distinctively excellent properties indicated a synergy effect arising from the mixing of amorphous matrix and tungsten fibers, as well as from the excellent bonding of interfaces between them.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (No. 2010-0026981). The authors are grateful to Drs. Young Buem Song of Agency for Defense Development and Choongnyun Paul Kim of POSTECH for their helpful discussion on the fabrication of the composites.

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    Present address: Next Generation Products Research Group, Technical Research Laboratories, POSCO, Pohang, 790-300, Korea

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  1. Center for Advanced Aerospace Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    Chang-Young Son (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Senior Researcher) & Sunghak Lee (Professor)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    Gyeong Su Kim (Research Assistant) & Hyoung Seop Kim (Professor)

  3. Composite Materials Laboratory, Korea Institute of Materials Science, Chanwon, 541-331, Korea

    Sang-Bok Lee (Senior Researchers) & Sang-Kwan Lee (Senior Researchers)

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 350-701, Korea

    Hoon Huh (Professor)

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Son, CY., Kim, G.S., Lee, SB. et al. Correlation of Microstructure with Mechanical Properties of Zr-Based Amorphous Matrix Composite Reinforced with Tungsten Continuous Fibers and Ductile Dendrites. Metall Mater Trans A 43, 4088–4096 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1250-1

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