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Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration Tensile on the Mechanical Properties of High-Volume Fraction SiCp/Al Composite

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Silicon carbide particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composite has been widely used in the military and aerospace industry due to its special performance; however, there remain many problems in processing. The present paper introduces an ultrasonic vibration tensile device with a view to investigating an ultrasonic vibration tensile specimen. The results show that there are three major stages in the change in stress of the material under ultrasonic vibration: the ultrasonic stress superposition effect, softening effect, and Hall–Petch strengthening effect, these three effects occupy different proportions in different tensile stages. In addition, increasing the frequency of ultrasonic vibration increased the degree of stress reduction. Increasing the ultrasonic vibration amplitude reduced the fracture strength of the material. Comparison of the fracture morphology shows that the conventional condition was mainly interfacial peeling of SiC particles, and cleavage of the fracture occurred under ultrasonic vibration conditions.

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This research was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51975188), Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 182300410200), and Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University (No. Kfkt2017-09).

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Xiang, DH., Zhang, ZM., Wu, BF. et al. Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration Tensile on the Mechanical Properties of High-Volume Fraction SiCp/Al Composite. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 21, 2051–2066 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-020-00335-7

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