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Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Matrix Composite Reinforced with Cu-Zn-Al Particles Fabricated by Friction Stir Processing

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Cu-Zn-Al particles reinforced 6061Al composites were fabricated by friction stir processing (FSP). The microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites under the FSP and T6 heat treatment were investigated. Microstructure observation showed that Cu-Zn-Al particles were homogeneously distributed in the Al matrix. FSP resulted in grain refinement and the reduction of the number of β-Mg2Si, and T6 heat treatment promoted the precipitation of fine particles (β”-Mg2Si). The introduced Cu-Zn-Al particles in the FSPed composites still exhibited reversible phase transformation between martensite and austenite. The tensile strength of the FSPed composites was inferior to that of base metal, while the elongation of composites was obviously enhanced. The tensile strengths of composites after T6 heat treatment increased greatly. The results indicated that FSP is an effective way to produce Cu-Zn-Al particles/Al composites with good mechanical properties.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 51865006 and 52165068), Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (Grant nos. 19KJA430001 and 18KJA460001), Guangxi Natural Science Foundation Project (Grant No. 2020GXNSFAA297004) and Middle-aged and Young Teachers' Basic Ability Promotion Project of Guangxi (Grant No. 2021KY0787).

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  1. School of Advanced Manufacturing, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China

    Li Yang

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

    Li Yang & Zheng Liu

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Kai Jian Lu & Yu Hang Xu

  4. School of Automatic Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Suzhou, 215500, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Yao Cheng Zhang & Feng Xu

  5. National Dies and Molds Quality Supervision Test Center, Suzhou, 215300, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Ming Gao

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Yang, L., Lu, K.J., Liu, Z. et al. Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Matrix Composite Reinforced with Cu-Zn-Al Particles Fabricated by Friction Stir Processing. Trans Indian Inst Met 75, 1471–1479 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02495-0

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