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Structural and Mechanical Behavior of Al-4.4Cu/2TiB2In-Situ Nanocomposites Fabricated by Post-In-Situ Reaction Ultrasonic Processing

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Al-4.4Cu/TiB2 composites were fabricated with and without post-in-situ reaction ultrasonic melt treatment. The structural and mechanical behaviors of the composites in both the as-cast (F) and T6—peak-aged conditions were analyzed and compared with the base alloy Al-4.4Cu. The microstructural result reveals that the ultrasonic-assisted processing enhanced the dispersion of nano-sized TiB2 particles. The ultrasonic treatment-assisted fabrication has improved the yield strength of Al-4.4Cu/2TiB2 composite about ~ 2 times over the monolithic Al-4.4Cu alloy in both the as-cast and peak-aged condition while retaining > 90 pct ductility of the matrix alloy. The various strengthening mechanisms operating in the materials, namely, base alloy, micro- and nanocomposite were discussed and the theoretical yield strength was estimated using appropriate equations. The theoretical yield strength estimates were found to correlate well with the experimental observations.

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This research work is supported by the Directorate of Naval Research Board, Govt. of India (Grant No: DNRD/05/4003/NRB/292) and CSIR-India (Award No: 08/473(0006)/2015 EMR-1).

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  1. Structural Nanomaterials Lab, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, 641004, India

    Jayakrishnan Nampoothiri & K. R. Ravi

  2. Department of Production Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 641004, India

    Jayakrishnan Nampoothiri

  3. Near Net Shape Group, Aeronautical Materials Division, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, 500058, India

    I. Balasundar & T. Raghu

  4. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 342037, India

    K. R. Ravi

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Nampoothiri, J., Balasundar, I., Raghu, T. et al. Structural and Mechanical Behavior of Al-4.4Cu/2TiB2In-Situ Nanocomposites Fabricated by Post-In-Situ Reaction Ultrasonic Processing. Metall Mater Trans B 51, 149–160 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-019-01713-x

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