Materials Science Forum, Vol.502, 201-204, 2005
Mechanical properties of low young's modulus amorphous carbon reinforced aluminum composites
The XN-05C/2017, XN-05C/MESO-10 and BGC152/MESO-10 aluminum composites reinforced by low young's modulus amorphous carbon fiber and particle, respectively, were fabricated by a PM route followed by hot extrusion and rolling in this study. The mechanical properties of the prepared composites were investigated subsequently. The X-N-05C/2017 and X-N-05C/MESO-10 were found to exhibit low elastic modulus of 50 similar to 60GPa within the fiber volume fraction of 0.10 similar to 0.15, while the BGC152/MESO-10 shows a data of 50GPa with a particle volume fraction of 0.10. The tensile strength of X-N-05C/MESO-10 was evaluated to be 400-600MPa in the case of V-f=0.10 similar to 0.15, and become to decease with increasing fiber volume fraction. Damping application would be a potential consideration for the amorphous carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites.
Keywords:elastic modulus;aluminum composites;amorphous carbon fiber;amorphous carbon particle;tensile strength;powder metallurgy