Temperature effect on fracture behaviour of an alumina particulate-reinforced 6061-aluminium composite

Mohammad Jafar Hadianfard; Joseph Healy; Yiu Wing Mai

doi:10.1007/BF00567572

Temperature effect on fracture behaviour of an alumina particulate-reinforced 6061-aluminium composite

Mohammad Jafar Hadianfard, Joseph Healy, Yiu Wing Mai

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The effect of temperature on the fracture behaviour of a peak-aged alumina particulate 6061 aluminium composite was studied in the range of 25 to 180° C. The fracture toughness was found to be independent of test temperature. The role of the reinforcement phase was examined in detail at 180° C, and compared to observations at room temperature, by using an interrupted test methodology. Ductile fracture occurred at all temperatures. At room temperature the fractured particles acted as void nucleation sites and at 180° C both debonded and fractured particles were responsible for void nucleation. Large particles were found to be susceptible to fracture and nucleate microvoids earlier than small particles. A decrease in the range and size of the reinforcement phase would increase the fracture resistance for this MMC material.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-113
Number of pages	21
Journal	Applied Composite Materials
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567572
Publication status	Published - Mar 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Elevated temperature
Fracture mechanism
Fracture toughness
Metal matrix composites

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